if you were up to date with your animal rights you would know PETA are a hysterical organistation :rolls eyes: and I wouldn't listen to a word they write.
I work with horses, I've had my own, I've grown up around racing yards. These animals are bred to run and run they will. They are treated like kings whilst in training, and organisations like TRC etc do excellent jobs of rehoming horses after racing, a lot to competition homes. My other halfs sister has an ex racer, and a friend competes at Grand Prix (Olympic Level) with hers. Kauto Star and Denman have been re-homed to do new competitive disciplines- so they are valued a lot more than people seem to think.
The National is a NOTORIOUSLY dangerous race. But what some people don't realise is so much work has been done since 2012 to improve the course.
Last year, all horses came home safe, and again this year too- for the first time.
The horses can of course 'execute their right not to run' one did yesterday
I bet, I love the national, but racing has been instilled in me and I love thoroughbreds- my next horse will come from a racing career.
And I won with Pineau De Re and came third with Oh Seven.