Analysis of Failure to Finish a Race in a Cohort of Thoroughbred Racehorses in New Zealand

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Analysis of Failure to Finish a Race in a Cohort of Thoroughbred Racehorses in New Zealand

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The objective was to describe the incidence of failure to finish a race in flat-racing Thoroughbreds in New Zealand as these are summary indicators of falls, injuries and poor performance. Retrospective data on six complete flat racing seasons (n = 188,615 race starts) of all Thoroughbred flat race starts from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2011 were obtained. The incidence of failure to finish events and binomial exact 95% confidence intervals were calculated per 1000 horse starts. The association...

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2016-05-01

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Jasmine Tanner / Chris Rogers / Charlotte Bolwell / Naomi Cogger / Erica Gee / Wayne Mcllwraith

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http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/6/36

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horse / thoroughbred / horse racing / injury / jockey / falls / Veterinary medicine / Zoology

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