Another horse is DEAD following racing at Kilbeggan Racecourse in Westmeath.

Horse Racing Ireland has confirmed the death of Quinta. In a race at Kilbeggan on 12 August 2023, the horse "sustained an injury and came down".

At the same race meeting, horse Steppingstone made an abnormal respiratory noise and was lame after a race, Napoleon Blue was injured and pulled up lame and Mount Gable "made an abnormal respiratory noise from the third last"

Quinta is among an ever-growing list of horse racing victims. Sickening Horse Racing Ireland statistics show that over 1,060 horses have lost their lives at racecourses around Ireland since 2012.

Taxpayer-funded Horse Racing Ireland revealed the method of killing for injured horses to be either lethal injection or a bullet in the head.

These figures do not include the horses killed in training or those who do not make the grade and are destroyed behind-the-scenes.

Many more race horses are also killed in slaughterhouses. Between 2016 and March 2023, 14,474 thoroughbred horses were slaughtered at “Department-approved slaughter facilities” in Ireland, including 1,051 in 2022 and 244 up to 29th March 2023.

Thousands more have been exported to the UK for slaughter – as revealed in the shocking BBC documentary “The Dark Side of Horse Racing” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlpQhJFd5Bo

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Horses confirmed dead following races at Kilbeggan Racecourse

Confirmed DEAD: 6-year-old horse Spoiled Rotten who was pulled up in a race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 21 July 2023. Jockey – Sam Ewing. Owner: Mrs Ann Marie McManus.

Confirmed DEAD: 10-year-old French horse Pont Aval who fell in the “AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase” race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 14 July 2023. Jockey – Paul Townend. Owner: N G King.

Confirmed DEAD: 5-year-old horse Whip Whitaker who “looked to go wrong” in a race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 19 June 2023. Jockey – Liam Quinlan. Owner: John Patrick Ryan.

Confirmed DEAD: 4-year-old French horse Cosmo Skyline who “got injured in running” at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 21 April 2023. Jockey – Phillip Enright. Owner: S Curling.

Confirmed DEAD: 7 year-old Irish horse Profound who “broke down” during the “Mahon Hospitality Group New York Handicap Hurdle” race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 6 August 2022.

Confirmed DEAD: 4-year-old Irish horse Paperman who finished second last in a race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 6 August 2022.

Confirmed DEAD: 10-year-old Irish horse Galardo who was pulled up during the "Mullingar Handicap Hurdle" race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 15 July 2022. It was the horse's first race after a nearly two year break. Jockey - Conor Orr. Owner: Judith Long.

Confirmed DEAD (in January 2023): 8-year-old French horse Eleazar Des Neiges who weakened and finished 6th in the “Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Beginners Chase” race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 13 June 2022. Jockey – Conor Brassil. Owner: Gigginstown House Stud.

Confirmed DEAD: 5-year-old French horse Helios Smart who was “struggling” in the “AXA Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National Day” race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 5 June 2022. Owner: Barry Connell. This horse was a non-runner at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 8 July 2022 (“off feed”).

Confirmed DEAD: 5-year-old British horse Inductive who fell and was “fatally injured” at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 13 May 2022.

Confirmed DEAD: 5-year-old Irish horse The Waltzer who finished second in a race at Kilbeggan racecourse on 22 April 2022.

Confirmed DEAD: 6-year-old Fredastare who “looked to go wrong” at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 3 September 2021 during the “Belvedere House, Gardens & Park Handicap Hurdle” race
https://twitter.com/watch_welfare/status/1433867037386940423 Animal Aid reported that the horse “Broke Down After Jumping Hurdle”.

Confirmed DEAD: 4-year-old Irish horse Avondale Smiles who “looked to go wrong” during a Belvedere House-sponsored race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 3 September 2021. Animal Aid reported that the horse was “fatally injured” in the race.

Confirmed DEAD: 6-year-old British horse Narynkol who was last used in racing at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 7 August 2021 According to the Racing Post, “a vet reported the animal to be lame on its right fore leg post race”.

Confirmed DEAD (in November 2021): 5-year-old Irish horse Penny Candle who “weakened” during a race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 9 July 2021.

Confirmed DEAD: 5-year-old Trot On fell and was fatally injured during a 2-mile race at Kilbeggan racecourse on 6 June 2021.

Confirmed DEAD: 6-year-old Irish horse Monvour who suffered a tendon injury at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 14 May 2021 and was destroyed.

Confirmed DEAD: 10-year-old British horse Yanworth who suffered a fatal injury in the €44,250 3-mile "AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase" at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 10 July 2020. Jockey - Mark Walsh. Owner: John P McManus. The Racing Post reported that Yanworth "died at the age of ten after suffering a broken pelvis at Kilbeggan".

Confirmed DEAD: 6-year-old Irish horse Accidental who was pulled up during a race at Kilbeggan Racecourse on 17 June 2019. Jockey - Katie O'Farrell. Owner - P W Mullins.
According to a report in the Racing Post, Accidental "suffered a fatal injury in a maiden hurdle at Kilbeggan".

Thoroughbred horses slaughtered in Ireland

2023: 244 (up to 29th March)
2022: 1,051
2021: 1,105
2020: 1,549
2019: 2,218
2018: 2,526
2017: 2,829
2016: 2,952

Horse deaths at Irish racecourses

2022: 107 deaths
2021: 113 deaths
2020: 65 deaths
2019: 102 deaths
2018: 111 deaths
2017: 88 deaths
2016: 83 deaths
2015: 89 deaths
2014: 99 deaths
2013: 121 deaths
2012: 82 deaths

Irish Government grants to horse racing

2001 €47,110,330
2002 €54,452,651
2003 €51,348,800
2004 €53,531,200
2005 €54,680,000
2006 €56,047,000
2007 €58,539,000
2008 €61,028,800
2009 €54,502,000
2010 €47,411,200
2011 €45,830,000
2012 €45,032,000
2013 €44,016,000
2014 €43,376,000
2015 €54,400,000
2016 €59,200,000
2017 €64,000,000
2018 €64,000,000
2019 €67,200,000
2020 €67,200,000
2021 €76,800,000
2022 €70,400,000
2023 €72,800,000

TOTAL: €1,312,904,981 (€1.31 Billion)