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The New York Racing Association is spearheading a study to evaluate the impact of various surfaces on equine injuries and fatalities.

The New York Racing Association is spearheading a study evaluating the impact of various surfaces on equine injuries and fatalities. The formation of the all-weather-surfaces committee comes after spates of horse deaths around the U.S. last year. Those fatalities led to questions, criticism and safety reviews on the causes. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority requested NYRA perform the analysis that will also include studying the feasibility of adopting all-weather surfaces nationally. Fatalities on synthetic surfaces are roughly half of those on turf and a third of those on dirt tr...

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The New York Racing Association is spearheading a study to evaluate the impact of various surfaces on equine injuries and fatalities. The gathering of industry leaders came at the request of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the federally mandated agency that began overseeing the sport in 2022. NYRA president and CEO David O'Rourke, who's chairing the nationwide committee, said this is an opportunity to look at everything from weather and temperature impacts to effects on gambling.