# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Boycott Cruel Horse Racing @ Del Mar Fair Grounds
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Jul, 2013 at 11:00 am – Sun, 21 Jul, 2013 at 01:15 pm
- **Event Description**: Today they are calling it Family Fun Day at the races.  It is NO FUN for the horses.
They weigh more than 1,000 pounds, are supported by ankles the size of a human's, and are whipped and forced to run around tracks that are often made of hard-packed dirt at speeds of more than 30 miles per hour while carrying people on their backs. Racehorses are the victims of a multibillion-dollar industry that is rife with drug abuse, injuries, and race fixing, and many horses' careers end at the slaughterhouse.
Horses begin training or are already racing when their skeletal systems are still growing and are unprepared to handle the pressures of competition racing on a hard track at high speeds. One study on injuries at racetracks concluded that one horse in every 22 races suffered an injury that prevented him or her from finishing a race, while another estimated that 3 thoroughbreds die every day in North America because of catastrophic injuries during races. 
Strained tendons or hairline fractures can be tough for veterinarians to diagnose, and the damage may go from minor to irreversible at the next race or workout. Horses do not handle surgery well, and many are euthanized or sold at auction to save the owners further veterinary fees and other expenses for horses who can’t race again.
When popular racehorse Barbaro suffered a shattered ankle at the beginning of the 2006 Preakness, his owners spared no expense for his medical needs, but as The New York Times reported, "[M]any in the business have noted that had Barbaro not been the winner of the Kentucky Derby, he might have been destroyed after being injured." 
When they stop winning races or become injured, few racehorses are retired to pastures, because owners don't want to pay for a horse who doesn't bring in any money. Many end up in slaughterhouses in Canada, Mexico, or Japan, where they are turned into dog food and glue. Their flesh is also exported to countries such as France and Japan, where it is considered a delicacy.
Most horses who are sent to those facilities endure days of transport in cramped trailers where there is no access to water or food and injuries are common. Horses are subject to the same slaughter method as cows, but since horses are generally not accustomed to being herded, once together, they tend to thrash about in order to avoid being shot by the captive-bolt gun, which is supposed to render them unconscious before their throats are cut.

Meet at the corner of Via de la Valle and Jimmy Durante

Contact Ellen Ericksen @ 760-408-4539 or ellenericksen@gmail.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/del-mar/boycott-cruel-horse-racing-del-mar-fair-grounds/192405974254085
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Del Mar
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Del Mar Fairgrounds
- **lat**: 32.973914518424
- **long**: -117.25918531632
- **full address**: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Boycott Cruel Horse Racing @ Del Mar Fair Grounds
  - **Image URL**: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/969321_10200892091776061_611470953_n.jpg

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Boycott Cruel Horse Racing @ Del Mar Fair Grounds being held?
  - **A:** Boycott Cruel Horse Racing @ Del Mar Fair Grounds takes place on Sun, 21 Jul, 2013 at 11:00 am to Sun, 21 Jul, 2013 at 01:15 pm at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, United States.

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