The fatal injury rate on turf was 1.36 fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2017, compared to 1.09 in 2016. | Photo: iStock

Equine Injury Database (EID) statistics revealed a modest increase in the rate of fatal injury to Thoroughbred racehorses in 2017 (1.61 per 1,000 starts) compared to 2016 (1.54 per 1,000 starts), The Jockey Club announced March 19

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