Dear Supporter,,
In this newsletter:
- Deathwatch 2023 Released
- Farshans on the Field Nup to the Cup Party Tickets On Sale!
- 2023 Nup to the Cup Collector’s T-shirt
- Spring Racing Carnival Protests
- Music Artists to Boycott
- Call for Volunteers
BREAKING: DEATHWATCH 2023 RELEASED
Deathwatch 2023
The Most Deadly Year on Record
We have just published our Deathwatch 2023 Report and the number of horses who suffered and died on Australian racetracks is the worst on record.
Read the full report here.
We has been researching and publishing a record of deaths caused from racing related injuries since 2014 – initiated because the racing industry does not collate and publish specific information relating to on-course horse deaths themselves. From the period August 1, 2022 to July 31 2023 (the ‘racing year’), CPR monitored every race Australia-wide and gathered data on the deaths of racehorses on Australian racetracks.
Key findings:
- The race-day death toll for this racing year is 168 horses – the worst since CPR started recording raceday deaths in 2014
- This is twenty-nine more than last year.
- A horse is killed on Australian racetracks every two days.
- The most common cause of death was from an injury sustained to the horses’ forelimb with sixty-three instances.
- Six horses died in their first ever race.
- Fifty-one horses died past the winning post, meaning many were suffering injuries whilst being beaten and pushed beyond their limits to the finish line
- Ten horses were two years old or younger when they died from a racing injury.
- Of the horses that were killed, sixty had been raced as two-year olds
- Racing Victoria remains the biggest culprit of not reporting the cause of death of a horse – failing to do so sixteen times.
- Racing Victoria edits racing replays to hide horse injuries and deaths more than any other state racing authority.
- The state with the highest recorded deaths was New South Wales with fifty-three deaths, followed by Queensland with forty and Victoria with thirty-nine.
- The most lethal track in Australia was Thoroughbred Park – Canberra ACT with six recorded deaths, followed by Aquis Park – Gold Coast, QLD and Ascot – Perth, WA, each with five confirmed deaths.
The report contains statistics, case studies exposing specifics about particular deaths and more. A new section has been added this year titled ‘Trainer Spotlight’ in an effort to highlight particularly bad practices that trainers get away with.
A video summary featuring many of the deaths can be viewed here.
It is simply not good enough for the racing industry to be putting out propaganda videos about how much they care about their horses when they are turning a blind eye to the horses killed on track.
We’re seeing the racing industry do what it always does when it tries to regain the confidence of the public. It spends more and more money on the marketing machine instead of doing the real work of caring about its horses.
Efforts to hide deaths are greater than ever, When the racing industry chooses to ignore calls for transparency, it means it has much to hide.
The true number of horses killed is much higher. Many sustain injuries and are taken off the racetrack and later euthanised. This way their deaths don’t have to appear in Stewards Reports. The industry records them as “retired” and wipes their hands of them. If the racing industry was serious about animal welfare, it would offer complete transparency about the retirement of all its horses.
And Racing Victoria will get rid of them for you free of charge. Their so called ‘Onsite Humane Euthanasia Program’ will have your horse killed and disposed of without a trace, even without having suffered injury.
The Australian people have a right to know the truth about what happens to horses instead of being fed propaganda from an industry that still has much to hide. Our Deathwatch Report exposes this truth – it is brutal and entirely unacceptable.
FARSHANS ON THE FIELD NUP TO THE CUP PARTY – EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Exciting news! This year the official Nup to the Cup party is happening indoors at the bowls club opposite Flemington racecourse on Cup Day. (No more braving Melbourne’s unpredictable weather).
EARLY BIRD TICKETS available now!
For the 8th year running the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses and Tenfingerz are joining forces to bring you the official Nup to the Cup event – Farshans on the Field!
Come protest the Cup! And show regular racegoers what cruelty-free fun looks like. There will be music, there will be bowls, there will be Farshans on the Field aka Human Races. Prizes to be won!
PROTEST INFO:
The protest will still happen on the corner of Newmarket Reserve, opposite Flemington Racecourse. (same place it always happens). NB: no ticket required to attend protest.
Picket signs provided.
You are welcome to attend just the picket line, or come and go from the party as you please.
PARTY INFO:
This is now happening in the bowls club on the edge of Newmarket Reserve.
There will be bands and DJs indoors; and bowls and Farshans on the Field (aka the human races) on the bowling green.
There will be a door fee to help cover costs. Ticket required or pay at the door if not sold out prior.
TICKETS: available now!
Early bird: $15 – Available til 13 October unless sold out prior
General admission: $25
All tickets include drink on arrival, bowls, and entry to Farshans on the Field (if you wish to race).
MUSIC:
Playlunch
DJ Jen Moore
More to be announced
EMCEES:
The Midnight Horrors (aka Tenfingerz & Tobias Manderson-Galvin)
SCHEDULE:
10AM: Protest starts
11AM: Entertainment at bowls club starts
1.30PM: Playlunch (live)
*More sets to be announced*
Farshans on the Field races start
3PM: The main event – THE HUMAN RACE – same time as the official Melbourne Cup.
3.20PM: DJ Jen Moore
6PM: Finish
Farshans on Field race details and prize pool to be announced.
Vegan food available for purchase.
Drinks at bar. No BYO.
Discount early bird tickets available here
Follow the event and invite friends here.
For other Nup to the Cup events being held across Australia keep an eye on our website here.
NUP TO THE CUP 2023 COLLECTORS T-SHIRT
Hells Yeah!
2023 Nup to the Cup Limited Edition Collector’s Tee available HERE
Concept by Tenfingerz
Illustration by Famous Artist Sebastian Berto
For all other CPR merch visit our Horse Racing Kills store here.
For all other Nup to the Cup merch, visit our Nup to the Cup store here.
UPCOMING PROTESTS
Protest ‘The Everest’
Saturday 14 October, 2023
Randwick Racecourse – cnr Alison and Darley Road, Randwick NSW
10:30am – 1pm
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Rally at the Caulfield Cup
Saturday 21 October, 2023
Melbourne Racing Club – Gate 23 Caulfield Racecourse, Station Street, Caulfield, VIC
10:30am – 12:30pm
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided. Follow the event and invite friends here.
Say Nup to the Geelong Cup
Wednesday 25 October, 2023
Geelong Racecourse – main entrance, Geelong, VIC
11am – 1pm
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Protest at Derby Day
Saturday 4 November, 2023
Flemington Racecourse – opposite main entrance – 448 Epsom Road, Flemington VIC
10:30am – 12:30pm
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Memorial for the Horses Replacing Cup Eve Parade
Monday 6 November, 2023
Princes Bridge, Melbourne, VIC (meet outside St Paul’s Cathedral)
11am – 1pm
Dress: Black smart casual for a funeral. Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Brisbane Protests Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday 7 November, 2023
Eagle Farm Racecourse – main entrance – Eagle Farm, QLD
11am – 1:30pm
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Perth Melbourne Cup Protest at Ascot
Tuesday 7 November, 2023
Ascot Racecourse – opposite main entrance – Ascot, WA
9am onwards
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Melbourne Nup to the Cup Protest
Tuesday 7 November, 2023
Newmarket Reserve – opposite Flemington Racecourse, VIC
10am onwards
Dress: Smart casual at a minimum. Dress as if you are going to the races is even better.
Banners and posters will be provided.
Follow the event and invite friends here.
Farshans on the Field – Australia’s Official Nup to the Cup Party!
Tuesday 7 November, 2023
Flemington & Kensington Bowls Club – 407 Racecourse Road, Flemington
11am – 6pm
Discount early bird tickets available here
Follow the event and invite friends here.
MUSIC ARTISTS TO BOYCOTT
It’s a sad state of affairs when muso’s and DJ’s you may like decide to endorse beating, harming and killing horses for gambling profits and entertainment!
The below artists will be playing at the Melbourne Cup Carnival, in Racing Victoria’s latest attempt to make animal abuse a party. Put them in the bin!
CALLING ALL ANGELS
Volunteers are the bones of the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses – especially during our busiest time of year, the Spring Racing Carnival. If you can help in the leadup to and/or on Nup to the Cup Day (Tuesday 7 November), please complete the form here and we’ll be in touch.
Thank you for reading and remember… speak up, always!
CPR Aotearoa make a statement outside New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Awards Night
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