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Researchers modeled race starts and workouts from 13 years of Ontario racing records in their study.

Study Finds Standardbred Breakdowns Caused By Cumulative Conditions Sponsored by: A Canadian study investigating the cause of death for Standardbred racehorses has shown that age, sex, intensity of workload and workload volume—particularly cumulative workload—were strongly associated with fatalities. Researchers called these factors, which contribute to the likelihood of death, a “continuum of circumstances” rather than a single fatal event. Dr. Peter Physick-Sheard and his re...