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Risk factors for fatality in jump racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2010-2023) (2024)
Journal Article
Allen, S., Taylor, S., Given, J., & Verheyen, K. (2024). Risk factors for fatality in jump racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2010-2023). Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.14450

BackgroundThe British horseracing industry is committed to reducing equine fatalities in jump racing. Race-related fatalities are a major welfare concern and threaten the sport's social licence to operate.ObjectivesTo describe the risk of, and determ... Read More about Risk factors for fatality in jump racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2010-2023).

Determinants of Thoroughbred yearling sales price in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Mouncey, R. R., Alarcon, P., & Verheyen, K. L. (2024). Determinants of Thoroughbred yearling sales price in the UK. Veterinary Record Open, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.81

Background
Industry-level figures suggest that up to two-thirds of Thoroughbred breeding operations in the UK are unprofitable and that around half of sales transactions of Thoroughbred yearlings, commercial breeders’ predominant income source, retu... Read More about Determinants of Thoroughbred yearling sales price in the UK.