The Jockey Club Releases Data From the Equine Injury Database for 2019
The 2019 rate of fatal injury is the lowest number since the EID started collecting data in 2009. The overall drop in the risk of fatal injury from 2009 to 2019 was 23.5%. | Photo: iStock

An analysis of data from the 11th year of reporting to the Equine Injury Database (EID) shows a decrease in the rate of fatal injury in 2019 (1.53 per 1,000 starts) compared to 2018 (1.68 per 1,000 starts), The Jockey Club announced March 12. The 2019 rate of fatal injury is the lowest number since the EID started collecting data in 2009. The overall drop in the risk of fatal injury from 2009 to 2019 was 23.5%.

Based on the 2019 data, 99.84% of flat racing starts at the racetracks participating in the EID were completed without a fatality

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