Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2001;41(2):261-267.
Effects of race conditions on racing injury in Thoroughbred horses
Young-jin Yang1, Gil-jae Cho1, Jae-Huek Yang1, Tchi-chou Nam2
1Korea Racing Association
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
경주환경이 경주사고에 미치는 영향
양영진1, 조걸재1, 양재혁1, 남치주2
1한국마사회
2서울대학교 수의과대학
Abstract
This research was conducted to investigate the effects of race conditions on racing injury in Thoroughbred(TB) horses. A total 335 horses were investigated the relationship between race conditions and racing injuries. The main environmental factors of racing injuries were spring season, rainy weather and sloppy racetrack. In the race types, high incidence of racing injury was found in special weigh, stakes, middle class and long length race. This results suggest that the racing injury can be effected to both individual body condition and various racetrack conditions.
Key Words: Thoroughbred, race condition, race injury


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