@@watchgoose when you take into account all the physio, vets, shoes, feed, livery, grooms, yard up keep, bedding, petrol travelling to events, lorry upkeep etc it's extremely rare. If you have a champion stallion that you can then put out to stud, yes maybe. But to get a champion stallion you have to find one. That means paying for other horses, the upkeep of them and the upkeep of the whole yard etc still. To be a millionaire in the horse world you have to start as a billionaire
What are you on about, the main money is not in the prize money at all, it's in the breeding , and to make money in breeding you need to win prize money
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Sure makes it look more kind and glamorous than it actually is. I ride a retired race horse. Gorgeous animal. He was rescued from a kill pen. That's not uncommon.
@@KumiKotara agreed. They just like to justify starting them too early. Sad to see horses at four and five years old when they're actually ninety percent grown, broke down already.
@@carolmorgan5614 I respect your opinion. I'm not sure that any breed at a year and a half is mentally or physically able to handle the stress of racing. That's why they are done racing by the time they're five or six. Too much too soon.
(3:11) to all who say horse racing isn't about money it's about people who love horses and try to defend it by that statement. It's just absurd statement in my opinion. (6:40) He talks about horses like objects that make money.
James Girvan RaleighLink14 look her up and learn about the abuse and lack of care the goes on in the racing Industry. Also do you know why they take horses off the trace after a few years? IT’S BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BREED THE HORSE BEFORE IT LITERALY RUNS ITS LEGS OFF!!! It makes me sick to think that people can still support the Racing industry. And if horses don’t want to be forced to race then why do jockeys carry whips also why are you so many jockeys shock there horses out of the gate.
I know jockeys, some trainers and met a few owners. They all absolutely love their horses. Not because they give money, but because they just love horses. In America they are all drugged and unvaccinated, while in the UK there are strict rules about the caring of the horses. The whips in Europe do not hurt the horses, they are used as a “tap”. They are trained to know what that tapping and waving means. Just try find any picture of any race horse that looks unhealthy, unhappy or with scars because you won’t. The unhappiest they would get is in the stalls ready to start, and that is because of lack of experience. I hate people saying this is animal abusr because the people in the industry could not care more about them, and their main priority is for them to finish the race and get back, which is why sometimes they are pulled up mid-race if the jockey feels the horse is not ok or cannot finish. Some rules in racing include it, and also include unnecessary use of the whip (which is a fine and suspension for the jockey), dangerous use of the whip (if the whip is used very near another horses face or body) or exceeding limits of the horse (keep riding the horse and showing the whip when the horse is clearly not able to finish or is tired).
I trained for 10 years, my dad and grandfather trained. I had some success, but you can't be remotely compassionate. Lots of clueless w*nkers in the game who don't know or care about the horses. The best horsemen (and women) get nowhere and do hang around for the love of the horses, but you will never (ever) see or hear of them unfortunately. I walked away 3 years ago and haven't sat on a horse since because I accepted that the game is f*cked. Poorly run sport/business - simply a medium for bookmakers and racecourse shareholders. 🤐
@@KumiKotara Too bad some many in the USA do not have a moral compass. They use the horse like a tool. When it breaks, throw it away and get (abuse) another one. Selfish, greedy, and ego driven people results in miserable lives for horses.
its horrible what happens to race horses now, seems like no one now a days knows how to take care of their horses and many just die out on the track :(
our horse just got back to newmarket to continue the success he found here, his family is good and we got a new trainer, every like is a prayer that he wins thank you. this man clearly never heard of good jockeys like frankie dettori, jerry bailey and mike smith, just to name a few there are many more
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To give you some information, one of the main question for racing horsing is where will the go after they finish p, their are many options their is retirement, the breed, or they can go to programs which stop horses going to the slaughter house such as off the track, if you decide to sell your horse after the would most likely go into a different type of sport such as show jumping or dressage. Every owner and trainer try’s so hard to keep them out of the slaughter house but their are some people which unfortunately do it and the are shamed upon. P.S this comes from a horse owner in horse racing
The greatest event in all sports was Secretariat and his performance in the Belmont Stakes. All of his records in the triple crown still stand. That’s greatness.
I have very fond memories of the Galway Races, I used to go with my brother when we were young. I would watch him pick his horses with such care, then he would tell which horse to bet on. We would almost always win on one or two horses, then we would go to Lydons Restaurant for high tea.
@ what kind of argument is that supposed to be? For a good documentary you should cover positive as well as negative aspects of a topic and leaving out the abuse and danger of horseracing is simply very one sided. What has that to do with dogs? This is a completely different problem and doesn't justify cruelty with horses
Why they never talk about how abusive it is?? Cuz it's not abusive it's just horses running if you think this is abusive have you seen horse jumping??? Horses love running but they don't like jumping, and it makes the horses feel like there running in a pack, nothing wrong with that
@ where did you get that information from? From what I have seen and learned troughout my horse-back riding, I know racehorsesare pushed to their limits, with a lot of pressure and stress. If they break a leg, they go to the slaughter house. I think it is also the mentality that is disrespectful
The interviewer has never wagered a bet on a horse race in his entire life. If you're a regular at the race track you can spot someone like the interviewer a mile away. Case in point many of the workers at the race track.
@James Carney there are way more diff races for thorough breds from the point of view of the horse and rider allowance claiming races takes races there are a lot of diff class moves below the maiden win etc too
Did speak at ALL on “freeze-firing” or shock therapy or lasix, or shooting the horses up with meth and pain killers! Didn’t speak about how literally 1,000 horses a year are ran to DEATH each year in the US alone!! Allot of “secrets” still secret after this vid!!! Fuck the jockeys!!! They are part of the problem!! And I don’t give 2 shits how many times they’ve been injured!! When it takes 6-7 grown men to force a horse into the start gate, he clearly “loves to run”!!!
Everyone is talking about how the facts are wrong meanwhile the comment section has to be one of the most IGNORANT and most INCORRECT comment section on the internet.
If you call horses getting DRUGS injected in their veins, note illegal drugs, being “taken care of” you are incredibly selfish and clearly don’t care about the horse’s safety.
I didn’t say the trainers were injecting drugs in their veins. A lot of horse racing facilities inject illegal drugs in them to make them run faster. Also, there is proof for this. I saw a study earlier on, since I was researching about the sport, that most race horses showed positive in an illegal drug test. I’m not saying I know shit about horse racing, but there is proof that it’s cruel. And, I do know, since I am a horse rider myself, (even though I’m not saying I’m “qualified” because of this) that making the horses do all of this running, especially at a young age, is really bad for the horse.
Where not gonna talk about about all the deaths in cross country? So many horses get killed and injured in cross country and nobody is talking about it
If you're part of that club you can become very rich, all information shared and a lot if bent races which only those in the tight little club know about. They don't let many in.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of the people calling this abuse have never been to a racetrack let alone the backside of the racetrack. You could argue whether or not its humane but abuse is far from the way these animals are treated. This is an industry with regulations like any other. These animals are pampered considering the amount of money the owner pays the trainer. Every race morning the Vet comes to the barn to see that the horses that will run that day are looking in top shape. The slightest indication of anything bothering the horse and the horse wouldn't be able to run. The horses are also checked a second time that same day right before loading into the starting gate. And then a 3rd examination by the vet occurs post race. I'm not arguing that there aren't bad people who have done terrible things to horses. I remember reading an article on google about a farm who's owners abandoned their horses and they were found starving to death some time later. That's abuse. Horse racing isn't.
Completely agree, alot of the shit you see about the horse racing industry is abuse. They never show the good side of it, the actual caring of their horses and how much their owners love and care for them. It's disgusting really
To all the people who are talking about the American horses in the comments. I'm guessing the reason that they only talked about British horses is because they were I'm Europe. Also Man O' War and Secretariat were better than Frankel :)
@@edthesock2101 Stop commenting crap. Secretariat will ALWAYS win. No one can beat him. Have you heard of secretariat winning the Belmont park stakes, by 31 lengths? I guess not, because you keep commenting crap, and is too busy doing that, and not looking up a historical race, horse.
@@heatherpandaclover5358 Rubbish. In your blinkered view of racing perhaps, but certainly not in reality! Doped up horses and a Triple Crown which is, let's face it, not a true Triple Crown! Keep talking crap! It's hilarious!
A very one sided account of the racing industry. Would love to see the flip side that shows what happens to the thousands of horses that don't run fast enough!!!!!
The greatest sporting event I’ve ever seen was Secretariats performance in the Belmont Stakes. All his records in the triple crown still stand so I’ve never heard of Frankel but if he’s the greatest horse in history I’d love to get to know him. Lol
not really a balanced look at the world of horse racing. where are the horses who don't work out as winners? where do they go? tell us about the kill pens; the horse meat trade. the horses killed in training and in competition. another rosy picture of a less than rosy game.
or the horses who get adopted out to loving homes but live their entire lives with scars from the sport. lost two horses to lymphangitis this year, from poor care on the track.
gatorgityergranny They get sold to homes where they get schooled to jumping horses or whatever i have an retired race horse at my stable and he didn’t win so much so he got sold to the stable i ride at and he was in really good condition when he came to the farm
Yes hardwork, hardship and sweat from the horses. Money making from animals - do you really think they would be racing these horses if there wasn't something in it for them.....Greed!!
Thorobreds have a very Short shelf life and off to the killers they go. Famous big money racers earning millions have ended up on the killing room floor. How’s that for loyalty to an animal who served his master well? One reason the dog racing and horse racing industries are getting phased out is that neither had a consistent and humane “exit strategy” for their animals. Greyhounds end up abandoned, sold for medical research, dog pounds, coyote hunters or shot. Frankly it would be better to humanely euthanize them - death is not the worst thing that can happen to an animal. Race fans will never see it any other way. They are blinded by competition. Working animals are fine. But understand you are long overdue for positive public relations. Don’t be alarmed when the General Public doesn’t agree with you. I’ve worked dog tracks and have owned ex-racers dogs and horses. These animals get a raw deal.
Laura 93bu i know quite a lot of people in the racing industry and whilst i do not support it myself i can say that the grooms and sharers do love the horses (in my experience)
nope, only one in a hundred stables does this. Thougherbreds are treated like royalty, they lose 6 - 8 kg in a race so they get massive feeds, exercised every day, paddock time and have stalls if necessary and all in all act like the kings and queens they are. Thougherbredslove to run, they are athletes. (not all are I am aware, thus the OTTB) And without an energetic life for those...well it's torture. why people like you have to pick on (in my opinion) one of the best equine industry, is beyond me. and please name one "Famous big money racers earning millions have ended up on the killing floor" horses like Man-o-war Zenyatta Secretariat Sea biscuit Phar lap and have all died of old age with their old jockeys and owners giving them love. (I could name many many more but that would get a bit much.) SO, Please before you make your high almighty judgment, actually look into it, when I was young it was very confusing because everyone hated it. I'm glad I actually looked into it, otherwise...well I would be arrogant as people like you, sorry if that came off rude, I just get VERY cross. (PS if you watch Relaighlink14, stop. she is a stupid person who calls herself an equestrian and a horse trainer, who can't stay on her horse at a canter. plus she knows nothing of what she says.)
Race horses are wonderfully talented and love to run, truly magnificent animals. The common instances of abuse and discarding the horses after breaking them down needs HUGE improvement though. Laws and regulations need to be stricter to cut down on the very common problematic practices, so this sport and thoroughbred horses can continue to exist without them suffering for it.
She is an amazing horse. I don't think we will ever get a mare performing as consistent as her for the amount of time that she has. She is truly a great. What she has done in Australia might not ever be done again. Frankel is another beast as well as Sea The Stars. Enjoy the horse while you can because the truth is their careers are very short!
G'day.. First of all I love the YT name you have LOL.... Secondly Winx is the worlds greatest racehorse ATM! As was Black Cavier in her time andhý Frankel alike! I am an ex jockey and in my humble opinion Black Cavier was the best (they all raced over different distances so hard to gauge times etc..but BLACK CAVIER had a host of issues physically and the was brilliantly trained by Peter Moody who kept her sound enough to do what she did...and that in itself deserves extremely high praise.
Good doc but was hoping you would find out more on the corruption side of which there is a lot. Horse racing is rife with fiddles and the punter that funds horse racing gets to hear none of it they treat the punters with contempt and share the spoils among them selfs.
I recently recorded at the National Horse Racing Museum, and I find this scene fascinating. I particularly enjoyed that you interviewed a variety of people, including new owners, trainers, and jockeys. I found the interview with the jockey at the end the most fascinating, and I was surprised to learn just how much Frankel's stud encounters fetch to produce future winners! Awesome documentary. :)
this is disgusting... How dare this sort of thing exist. Anyone who wilfully supports horse racing is either a blithering idiot or a foul excuse for a human being.
There is increasing effort into retraining and placing retired racehorses. Thoroughbreds generally are intelligent and gentle, and usually make excellent hacks and sport horses. It's not true that people see them only as money.
When I was a kid my family owned a retired racehorse gelding, who we called Comet as the ID tattoo on his upper lip was damaged so we didn't know his actual name or pedigree. But regardless, he was a very level headed and obedient horse.
You may not have seen the many documentaries of ex-racehorces just days or weeks off the track, that have been "retired", on the back of a truck heading to slaughter. Is this what you really want for these beautiful majestic animals?
@@mikagamingislit3781 Very true! But the traffic that the humans made make it impractical to let them all be wild unfortunately. I have something in mind that I want to do in Norway one day that will hopefully be strong enough to change the leck of natural habitat that these poor animals have. I don't have anything against people that ride them properly and give them enough space, I'm one of them. I do have something against these people and people who let their horses die because of neglecting.. Only thing, my plan costs 4 million euros and is never done before. I am normally not saying much more then this because I only want people to know it if it comes true.
Amber landman they should be seen as beautiful animals that can be lovely pets but pets for riding and hacks and things they will love not things like these. My horses is with three others 1 is retired and loves it 1 doesn’t get ridden but loves to run around in the field 1 loves to be ridden and galloping and my one loves being taken out of the field and being hugged or ridden and talked to NOT THIS
@@nahiwanthorses7771 Racing thoroughbreds aren't pets. I'd laugh my ass off to see you try to ride a stallion that's bred to run 40 mph with totally different riding cues than the average lazy barn horse.
I have news for you, I have seen horses that hadn't started racing run themselves into the ground in a paddock, I've seen them step wrong and break down before they even get a start because of the shear will to run and compete. I have seen horses bite other horses or riders during races to be the winner. There is even history about champions so upset by a loss that they tried to drown themselves in their water bucket. I'm gonna guess you haven't spent time with a race horse, retired or currently racing because if you really knew horses you would know that your statement about only greed fueling the sport is so very wrong.
My questions, 1, what happens to the foals that arent racer's? 2, what happens to thoses that do not such a successful career? The horse racing industry as whole needs a bit more control on the breeding and what happens to horses. They are running being ridden before they are even done growing. These poor animals. I feel they must be no younger than 2 before they start their training
Jump/national hunt racing is not called simply a steeplechase. There are two types of national hunt racing, steeplechase and hurdles. A steeplechase (also known as a chase) is run over fences while a hurdle race is run over hurdles. Fences are typically higher and don’t fall like a hurdle when a horse hits them. Most horses start by racing in hurdle races.
And never heard of this horse that won by 31lengths secretariat he still holds a higher rating than any other stallions and mares he was born 1971-1984 he started triple crown 1973 he retired at 3yrs old but he loved running he loved to run in his paddock American pharaoh is his great great granddaughter he’s got many of them like zenyata
Yep. Just a tidbit for any readers unfamiliar with this abbreviation. A.I. stands, in this instance, for artificial insemination, not artificial intelligence. Another black eye on the Thoroughbred breeding industry is nurse mares. Also, related to the no-A.I. issue, is when Stallion owners are so money hungry that they subject their stallions to airplane flights in order to transport them to the opposite hemisphere of the globe so the stud can cover more mares. I doubt air travel is easily tolerated by horses.
Lot of ignorant people in the comments who you can clearly tell have never had a racehorse. My dad and family have had race horses, and they are loved like you would love a family dog. Don't even mention the money that goes into caring for them...
Did the jockeys hit the horses with sticks and stuff? Did your family give medication/drugs to the horses right before a race? Racing horses have a great life until it comes to an actual race or when they're too old and most of the owners don't care about them anymore. Not saying that your family treated the horses badly, but abuse is a problem in general
Melina K You know that nobody uses sticks while riding. Also the majority of all race horses gets treated good, just because you watched a video from PETA that only showed on stable doesn’t mean everybody abuses their horses! Race horses must take drugs test before competing, but you didn’t know that, did you?
Nearly everyone here needs to go back to school and get a proper education before commentating on a topic they know nothing about. Every 3 to 4 comments there is major misspellings going on.
There ARE major misspellings going on. Maybe you should take a few classes yourself before you try and play grammar Nazi again, saves you from looking like a tool.
Um what? Do most dog and cat owners force their pets to participate in intense exercise regimens until their lungs bleed, inject them with performance enhancing drugs, use them to make money for a few years, and then send them to slaughterhouses? You only hear about what happens to the famous ones because most of the rest are quietly sent to slaughter. That isn’t typical behavior of most cat and dog owners.
Julia Schoeman Well why don’t they show the abusive world of barrel racing, jumping, dressage etc. because not everybody in one industry abuses there horses.
this guy never even thought to mention the dubai world cup, some of the best horses ever ran here, dubai millennium, arrogate cigar silver charm captain steve, he never mentioned godolphin coolmore and their horses like galileo and giants causeway, great horses. leading trainer, this guy never heard of bob baffert, sir henry cecil saeed bin suroor way adien obrain and john gosden way better than hugo and who the hell likes national hunt, its an 1700s to 1800s and stopped after ww1. what about the breeders cup challenge, so many good horses in that, tiznow cat theif and cigar
Nah, you don't need to spent 10k-500k on a horse. Just wait until these rich assholes decide their horses aren't worth it anymore and they take them to sale barns. You can pick up a good thoroughbred a dime a dozen, nurse them back to health and start them on a new career. All for the price of their meat. Might sound harsh, but it's true. So many people in the racing industry take their horses to kill buyers because they were "disappointed" in them. Not to say all do it, but a huge percentage of them do. So go save a life rather than spend a bunch of money.
actually a lot of them get sold to trainers and learn how to jump & dressage. Treated pretty well bc people like you & me buy the racehorses who don’t race anymore
that 'running horse' animation hurts my eyes, you would think on a show about racehorses you could at least have an animation that looks like a horse running those legs are so WRONG
@@lxmxly_0665 Winx isn’t faster than Frankel, Frankel was one of the best milers in the UK.. Winx wasn’t even that great of a horse, just because she won a lot of races in Australia doesnt mean she is the best. AUS races are significantly less lower rated than UK or US races, if Winx would’ve raced once in the US, she would easily get beaten by anyone. That just shows how she really wasn’t that great of an horse. Take Zenyatta for an example, she was better than Winx. She beat all of the boys, except for one, in all of her races. She won two Breeders Cup races, and Breeders Cup races are literally the World Championships for horses.
Poor horses those people treated horses like abjects a machine for making money even inject all kind of drugs on the poor animals racing is a very cruel sport.
Any equine sport is in that case abusive. I have raced and jumped, I love my horses with all of my heart and nevef forced them into anything. Ofc there are bad people but there is everywhere in all sports.
Particularly its not as seriously bad, they also get paid for training horses which they do not show in this video. Really the jockey is there to ride the horse the right way, while the trainer and horse do the heavier work in respect to the jockey.
Hey gattergetyrgranny- Well most of the Thoroughbreds end up as sport horses. Many are used as pony club mounts. Hunters, jumpers, dressage, and event horses and show jumpers, and yes even cow horses.. The kill pens also end up with thousands of mustangs which supposedly are illegal to kill.. Explains that one to me genius before you condemn an entire industry for the economic realty that because of market economics causes horse- which are farm animals to end up like cows, hogs, chickens sheep etc.. The realty is people like you are the ones who truly only tell half the story.. best Bruce Peek
Okay I would just like to say, that thoroughbreds love to run. They are made to run. Not all racehorses are used for money. yes they do get injured sometimes. Obviously if you do get a bad owner then yeah, I can understand what you all mean. But look at all the horses in this video, look at how well there treated. These horses are bred for racing. Anyone that says there’s any animal abuse in this video are utterly stupid.
There's animal abuse during the race. Horses are beaten with sticks pretty badly. I'm from Germany and there even is a law that prohibits the jockeys to hit their horses more than three times during a race or they'll get disqualified. It hurts and scares the horses when you beat them so much. Also the race at young age with not fully grown bones is damaging
Melina K Not everyone uses the whip during the race, also not everyone beats the shit of the horses, just a little tap or they just use the whip to make a sound.
IT simply is amazing how all the races are fixed and the favourite runs last every race UNTIL they get slot machines in at the race track. Next thing you know the favourite wins a third of the time and hits the board almost two thirds of the time instead of running dead last every time. Once those slot machines show up they don't want to drive all the horse players who may gamble at the casinos or slots they don't want to drive them all away.
Apart from the money from breeding and winning prize money, Owners trainers and yard workers know in which race the horse would be running and based on the track, distance, weather and competition they bet for or against the horse and make shot load of money.
The business of horse racing reminds me of "puppy mills". Everyone wants the next super stud, so who cares if the horse only stays healthy enough to race for just five years. We could double the racing careers if we demanded that all competition horses "must" compete without any form of hoof protection. Almost everyone in the medical field know that most of the health problems are rooted in hoof care, but it doesn't fit into their business model to push for change. You see for the medical professional it's more profitable to correct a torn tendon or ligament, for the owner's we've made it more profitable to put it out to stud. In other equine sports it is because of ignorance, in Tb racing it is intentional th-cam.com/video/7fnW3NLklCw/w-d-xo.html Look around my channel and see the transformations that are possible when we help the hoof perform as nature intended.
While it is very true that there are bad people and bad owners in the racing world, it is also very true that Many of those in the horse racing industry are smart enough to know to take Extremely good care of their horses. For most people these horses are investments and a broken down horse is worthless (in investment terms), so it makes more sense to them to take proper and exceptional care of these horses so they may be used or sold for stud to create future winners.
@@reverse_thoughts8120 At first, like most, I thought “those evil owners,” but after watching this video I’m not so sure th-cam.com/video/GDS2YkMcJ0Y/w-d-xo.html In California >35% of the horses on the “Vets List” are managed by < 5% of the Trainers. The most enlightening fact for me in this video started around 18 minutes
Reverse_Thoughts are you really serious? You believe that? Use ‘em up. Buy another. Horse racing owners aren’t in it to take exceptional care of their investments. It’s to expensive. Sort term fast gain is key. Cash flow is key. Vets are expensive and only the best of farms really use them to prolong the life of their horses. Taking good care of racing animals is a good way to go broke. Puppy mills are the same - sell pups while they’re cute. Breed the kennel breeders until they can’t. Putting vet care into them is not making money. Once they can no longer make money for the mill owner off they go for the one way walk over the hill. The Amish are notorious puppy mill operators. Believe me. They don’t feed anything that doesn’t make them money. The number of horses that make it to a good home after their race career is low. The number that get sent to the killers is much higher. They have to wring one more dollar out of the animal by selling it to the killers.
bmc06239 TBs have big bodies for lung capacity and very long lean legs. That doesn’t ever get balanced. I don’t think they ever get to mature properly before being put to work. Tbreds have notoriously terrible, shelly, thin soled feet. And yes. No foot. No horse
Of course they treat the money making horses well CNBC but conveniently your not showing the horse slaughter houses that the majority of the more than 10,000 thoroughbred horses sold at that one auction house every year will end up. Truth coming out slowly bit by bit like the circuses back in the day people thought they were fantastic (including myself) until everyone woke up to what was really going on behind the glamourised facade, I don’t want to see horse racing banned but I hope that they clean it up before it’s too late or it will be
The drugs are strictly monitored with daily urine tests. Only 2 types allowed in the system, and they stay on the record and bidding sheets for 5 days. The nerve removing surgery is done by severing the nerve responses at the pattern and is ILLEGAL. Anyone who does this is asking for a breakdown (not worth it) and pay a hefty price when caught. This only still happens in third world racing countries
@@youreuglysorrynotsorry9168 why would their noses bleed when the animals are apparently not mistreated in any way? The blood must be rushing too fast in their veins causing damage and thus a nosebleed. Pretty unnatural for a well treated horse, right?
Melina K if you actually did research, you’d know lmao. i never said they were not mistreated in any way. the race industry has flaws like all other events. they get nosebleeds because they’re running so hard, so they give the Lasix to prevent that. other than some little things like that, they’re treated like kings and taken care of very well. y’all need to stop getting information from peta and shit animal rights groups :))
@@youreuglysorrynotsorry9168 all I'm saying is that the fact the horses are getting nosebleeds from racing means their health is in danger. Would you still continue your sports prectixe when you're so exhausted and the blood pressure is so high that you get nosebleeds???
Why does anyone bother with horse racing anymore? The number of none runners makes it a mugs game. If the bookies just return all bets when there is a none runner that would be perfect and refuse to sponsor the event if the trainers are so unreliable to withdraw in the last 2 hours before a race starts that would make it fair for the punter. Otherwise the trainer has all the power, can withdraw when they feel like it and deliberately mess up the market. If a horse is unfit don't bring it along at all. Leave the bugger at home, don't bother coming to the event to save money and announce it a day before. The trainers have all the power in racing. They literally have too much control over the racing markets and can rig it as they like.
@@astridsnowbridge7556 Secretariat set world and stakes records which haven't been equaled since 1973. Seattle Slew was great too, but he was nowhere near as spectacular and awe inspiring as Secretariat.
@4orrcountry sure he might have been faster but Seattle Slew won the Kentucky derby even when he was showing signs of colic. He had a very high tempature after the race I believe and even when he was sick he still ran! He fought through pain because he loved running so much and in my opinion that's what makes him the best!
It can be animal abuse but if the owners and trainers of the horses are doing there best to keep them out of harm and keep them healthy then it’s nots abuse. And with the amount of money it cost to buy a well bred horse for racing I’m going to imagine that a majority of the owners do everything in there power to take the best care possible for the animals.
In Australia. Lots of wild horses are starving and dying in the wild. Should people intervene and take them in? Or is it only animal cruelty when it suits your agenda?
@carol m are you stupid?😂 1.They are ridden before the age of 3(abuse) 2.Must of them are kept in a stall(abuse) 3.They are killed after they get retired(abuse) 4.They are killed if they aren't fast enough(abuse) 5.They are killed if they get injured(abuse) 6.150.000 race horses are killed annually(abuse) 7. Do I even have to mention that they spur & whip them non stop in order to go faster & faster ?(abuse) 8.Most race horses don't make it till the age of six P.S. What I just said isn't my opinion but facts And the reason the first horses let the person touch them is bc they are something called tamed 😂 The fact that they let a person touch them doesn't mean they aren't psychologically and physically abused
@@equidaesNot every Jockey or horse owner is like that and i never claimed that either. One of the featured people in this videos literally got a payday, and knowing NOTHING about horses, just buys a bunch, sticks them in a stall.
@@CalvesFanatic No, no idiot can ride recently retired racehorses, especially "jumps " horses in Britain and Ireland. They are very intelligent and will often hate certain people and love others. Many years ago, a wealthy female bankerin the City, bought an ex Irish racehorse (jumps) and he hated her. He had a minor injury to the forelock on one leg and I was told by the vet to onlywalk him, but walk him a fairly long distance, with a pressure sock on him. "Blue" and I loved each other. His owner paid me to care for him, and when it was cold winter, I put his tack on him and decided to ride him, although an inexperienced , very basic rider.Everything was going great until he say a low hedge and suddenly galloped to clear it easily. I went mad at Blue. Took him immediately back to his stable. (no fancy riding kit - rode with my full motorcycle kit on). He knew he'd been a bad boy. He got fed and groomed for a week, but not let out, which he'd never experienced. Put the tack on him again and he was a lamb. Nice walking, into the trot and then the slow canter. Can do that, but never tried to gallop or jump ever again with me. What he did with his hated owner is another story. I'm telling you this true story, as good racehorses, evern with minor injuries, are not destroyed and sold for pet food in Europe.
The cost of keeping the horse and buying the horses is far more expensive than the prize money
if you have a good horse, he definitely earns his keep!!!
@@watchgoose when you take into account all the physio, vets, shoes, feed, livery, grooms, yard up keep, bedding, petrol travelling to events, lorry upkeep etc it's extremely rare. If you have a champion stallion that you can then put out to stud, yes maybe. But to get a champion stallion you have to find one. That means paying for other horses, the upkeep of them and the upkeep of the whole yard etc still. To be a millionaire in the horse world you have to start as a billionaire
What are you on about, the main money is not in the prize money at all, it's in the breeding , and to make money in breeding you need to win prize money
Dont worry one day win and next day win and win you pay trainer pay jockey pay everybody get pay horse working
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The name of father/Sire of the colt bought by Hugo is Havana Gold, shows a lack of basic research by the presenter.
Sure makes it look more kind and glamorous than it actually is. I ride a retired race horse. Gorgeous animal.
He was rescued from a kill pen. That's not uncommon.
True.... it makes me so angry.
Thank you! To have this horse and give him the live he deserves. Thank you!
Good to hear from anti abortionists
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I rode a retired racehorse too, also rescued from a kill pen. There were 3 other retired racehorses at that stable too. All from kill pens.
The horse they bought is no Havana Gold. It is a horse whose sire is Havana Gold.
Lies again? UFC SILAT UEFA SW
I'm not sure a horse at a year and a half has ninety percent of his size and strength already....
definitely not .. even at 3
@@KumiKotara agreed. They just like to justify starting them too early. Sad to see horses at four and five years old when they're actually ninety percent grown, broke down already.
Thoroughbreds are made to mature early hence all the greatest races are for 3 year olds
@@carolmorgan5614 I respect your opinion. I'm not sure that any breed at a year and a half is mentally or physically able to handle the stress of racing. That's why they are done racing by the time they're five or six. Too much too soon.
Carol Morgan not true. They just want to put that in your head🤐
Did he ever stop talking about money?
Didn’t think so 🙄
It is a business at the end of the day
But that's what racing has become, sadly
@@jordansupport1923 exactly and they drug and abuse their horses
@@beata2076 Drugs aren't allowed in Europe.
Julya Flyer They will not drug them because there are tests and torture them wtf
(3:11) to all who say horse racing isn't about money it's about people who love horses and try to defend it by that statement. It's just absurd statement in my opinion.
(6:40) He talks about horses like objects that make money.
people who believe this disgusting abuse has anything to do with love or respect towards horses are retarded...
James Girvan RaleighLink14 look her up and learn about the abuse and lack of care the goes on in the racing Industry. Also do you know why they take horses off the trace after a few years? IT’S BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BREED THE HORSE BEFORE IT LITERALY RUNS ITS LEGS OFF!!! It makes me sick to think that people can still support the Racing industry. And if horses don’t want to be forced to race then why do jockeys carry whips also why are you so many jockeys shock there horses out of the gate.
I know jockeys, some trainers and met a few owners. They all absolutely love their horses. Not because they give money, but because they just love horses. In America they are all drugged and unvaccinated, while in the UK there are strict rules about the caring of the horses. The whips in Europe do not hurt the horses, they are used as a “tap”. They are trained to know what that tapping and waving means. Just try find any picture of any race horse that looks unhealthy, unhappy or with scars because you won’t. The unhappiest they would get is in the stalls ready to start, and that is because of lack of experience. I hate people saying this is animal abusr because the people in the industry could not care more about them, and their main priority is for them to finish the race and get back, which is why sometimes they are pulled up mid-race if the jockey feels the horse is not ok or cannot finish. Some rules in racing include it, and also include unnecessary use of the whip (which is a fine and suspension for the jockey), dangerous use of the whip (if the whip is used very near another horses face or body) or exceeding limits of the horse (keep riding the horse and showing the whip when the horse is clearly not able to finish or is tired).
Danny Mardlin I believe that horse racing in the UK is not abusive it is in the US that people do abusive things to horses.
Horses are farm animals. Of course it's about money. You can like horses and still make money in the horse business
Where big money is involved, horses suffer.
That's any animal, not just horses. You'll find abuse anywhere.
@@assassinwoman16 ikr the world is a cruel cruel place towards animals
@@assassinwoman16 Agreed, this world is a cruel place, towards animals and people.
I trained for 10 years, my dad and grandfather trained. I had some success, but you can't be remotely compassionate. Lots of clueless w*nkers in the game who don't know or care about the horses. The best horsemen (and women) get nowhere and do hang around for the love of the horses, but you will never (ever) see or hear of them unfortunately.
I walked away 3 years ago and haven't sat on a horse since because I accepted that the game is f*cked. Poorly run sport/business - simply a medium for bookmakers and racecourse shareholders. 🤐
i commend you !! someone who has a moral compass ..and real compassion for these beautiful animals
@@KumiKotara Too bad some many in the USA do not have a moral compass. They use the horse like a tool. When it breaks, throw it away and get (abuse) another one. Selfish, greedy, and ego driven people results in miserable lives for horses.
Thankyou for your honesty.
@@gerrycoleman7290 That's almost everywhere there is horse racing, not just in America.
its horrible what happens to race horses now, seems like no one now a days knows how to take care of their horses and many just die out on the track :(
our horse just got back to newmarket to continue the success he found here, his family is good and we got a new trainer, every like is a prayer that he wins thank you. this man clearly never heard of good jockeys like frankie dettori, jerry bailey and mike smith, just to name a few there are many more
mr goodbytes good luck!
@@mileshempstead thank you
mr goodbytes good luck
Nice to have a balanced documentary about Horse Racing for a change, excellent CNBC!!
I wander how many of those horses finish in the slaughter house to a gruesome death.
th-cam.com/video/Zp-ALoBRW20/w-d-xo.html VERY HARD to watch.....
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To give you some information, one of the main question for racing horsing is where will the go after they finish p, their are many options their is retirement, the breed, or they can go to programs which stop horses going to the slaughter house such as off the track, if you decide to sell your horse after the would most likely go into a different type of sport such as show jumping or dressage. Every owner and trainer try’s so hard to keep them out of the slaughter house but their are some people which unfortunately do it and the are shamed upon.
P.S this comes from a horse owner in horse racing
@@Yazbrown14 Thank you for your information 🙏🏽
@@Yazbrown14 Any tips for Sundays racing ?
The greatest event in all sports was Secretariat and his performance in the Belmont Stakes. All of his records in the triple crown still stand. That’s greatness.
In case you hadn’t noticed, this is about BRITISH racing. And no, secretariat wasn’t the GOAT.
@@lulabellegnostic8402 But I changed it. Surely you didn’t get lost. lol
Secretariat is the goat.
@@greer2402 Absolutely, he’s blow any British horse away. She’s just jealous.
@@greer2402 no
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Get
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I have very fond memories of the Galway Races, I used to go with my brother when we were young. I would watch him pick his horses with such care, then he would tell which horse to bet on. We would almost always win on one or two horses, then we would go to Lydons Restaurant for high tea.
Still waiting for the part where he talks about how abusive and disgusting this industry is...
@ what kind of argument is that supposed to be? For a good documentary you should cover positive as well as negative aspects of a topic and leaving out the abuse and danger of horseracing is simply very one sided. What has that to do with dogs? This is a completely different problem and doesn't justify cruelty with horses
Why they never talk about how abusive it is?? Cuz it's not abusive it's just horses running if you think this is abusive have you seen horse jumping??? Horses love running but they don't like jumping, and it makes the horses feel like there running in a pack, nothing wrong with that
@ I do criticise anyone who mistreat animals and in my opinion race horses often are abused. Do you own a pet or have you ever owned one?
@ answer my question please
@ where did you get that information from? From what I have seen and learned troughout my horse-back riding, I know racehorsesare pushed to their limits, with a lot of pressure and stress. If they break a leg, they go to the slaughter house. I think it is also the mentality that is disrespectful
Havana gold went on to win a G1 prix at chantilly. What a dream
Balcka Flame if you have a sharp eye can still find great buys. For $80k great investment
That’s not Havana Gold, that’s just his offspring.
The interviewer has never wagered a bet on a horse race in his entire life. If you're a regular at the race track you can spot someone like the interviewer a mile away. Case in point many of the workers at the race track.
Theres actually 3 types of horse racing. Flat, jump and harness or standardbred
there are way more types than that even this video is kind of shite ..
@James Carney there are way more diff races for thorough breds from the point of view of the horse and rider allowance claiming races takes races there are a lot of diff class moves below the maiden win etc too
Standardbred horse racing is all over the world. Not just North America
@James Carney and Australia and France, Italy,, and Sweden.....
What about quarterhorse racing?
Frankel was a champion, but the best ever, no
I hope your Name is a joke
@@S-LM the best horse ever is Secretariat always has been and always will
@@EliannaCH belive it if you want to, but to believe something don't make it true. "The Best" Racinghorse doesn't exist
@@S-LM what do you mean??
@@S-LM the fastest horse in the world is Secretariat
Secret world ey? Gonna show the killing of those that get injured and the non stop breeding??
@ they still should cover that topic in my opinion
yeah, the main problem that they face is their sending their horses out on the track way too young, all for money sakes.
Karl Wilson so what's your point?
MissyB 75.....I was thinking the same thing!!! This is the cruelest “sport” on earth!!!
Did speak at ALL on “freeze-firing” or shock therapy or lasix, or shooting the horses up with meth and pain killers! Didn’t speak about how literally 1,000 horses a year are ran to DEATH each year in the US alone!! Allot of “secrets” still secret after this vid!!! Fuck the jockeys!!! They are part of the problem!! And I don’t give 2 shits how many times they’ve been injured!! When it takes 6-7 grown men to force a horse into the start gate, he clearly “loves to run”!!!
Everyone is talking about how the facts are wrong meanwhile the comment section has to be one of the most IGNORANT and most INCORRECT comment section on the internet.
Public dont know anything.. A vast majority haven't got a clue who they are
If you call horses getting DRUGS injected in their veins, note illegal drugs, being “taken care of” you are incredibly selfish and clearly don’t care about the horse’s safety.
I didn’t say the trainers were injecting drugs in their veins. A lot of horse racing facilities inject illegal drugs in them to make them run faster. Also, there is proof for this. I saw a study earlier on, since I was researching about the sport, that most race horses showed positive in an illegal drug test.
I’m not saying I know shit about horse racing, but there is proof that it’s cruel. And, I do know, since I am a horse rider myself, (even though I’m not saying I’m “qualified” because of this) that making the horses do all of this running, especially at a young age, is really bad for the horse.
That includes YOU
Slap in the face to all that do care. And I can name a lot.
In the US, we license some of the worse trainers.
So true
America is a hell hole for horses (and other life stock).
Where not going to talk about the hundreds of horses killed?
Where not gonna talk about about all the deaths in cross country? So many horses get killed and injured in cross country and nobody is talking about it
Katy......THOUSANDS annually in the US alone!!!!
Eden Shadowmoon.....ALL horse racing is CRUEL and should be banned!!! No one is picking one style over another.
James Brown okay but if you get rid of racing you’ve got 10s of MILLIONS of horses that need homes that arent gonna get homes!
That´s a big no no for this industry. They hug and kiss their horses in front of the camera for fooling all the bling people.
Really interesting documentary, And amazing how many irish accents there are.
9 times out of 10 its a wee Irishman on the back of a horse lol, they seem to churn out jockeys like no ones business.
Seems so many breeding in ireland .
If you're part of that club you can become very rich, all information shared and a lot if bent races which only those in the tight little club know about. They don't let many in.
Never BET ON SATURDAY RACES top JOCKEY TOLD MY FRIEND..
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most of the people calling this abuse have never been to a racetrack let alone the backside of the racetrack. You could argue whether or not its humane but abuse is far from the way these animals are treated. This is an industry with regulations like any other. These animals are pampered considering the amount of money the owner pays the trainer. Every race morning the Vet comes to the barn to see that the horses that will run that day are looking in top shape. The slightest indication of anything bothering the horse and the horse wouldn't be able to run. The horses are also checked a second time that same day right before loading into the starting gate. And then a 3rd examination by the vet occurs post race. I'm not arguing that there aren't bad people who have done terrible things to horses. I remember reading an article on google about a farm who's owners abandoned their horses and they were found starving to death some time later. That's abuse. Horse racing isn't.
Ray Greeko agreed
I agree, everyone needs to calm down.
Finally someone with a brain! Agreed, horse racing itself isn't abuse.
ignorant
Completely agree, alot of the shit you see about the horse racing industry is abuse. They never show the good side of it, the actual caring of their horses and how much their owners love and care for them. It's disgusting really
The horse he buys isn’t Havana Gold, it’s a son of Havana Gold, they aren’t named as yearlings so just carry the name of the sires at sales
ummmmmmmmm still waiting for the real 'secret world of horse racing' . pfft figures cnbc
Winx is the best horse ever nothing goes near it
they are making too much money off the animals... if they showed what REALLY happens behind the scenes, they'd lose.
@@jackyeates6660 no Secretariat won Belmont stakes by like half a lap in front of every one
And every horse mentioned to include secretariat was horribly abused!!!!
@@fineartonfire_5327 nope when you say that you are immediately wrong
To all the people who are talking about the American horses in the comments. I'm guessing the reason that they only talked about British horses is because they were I'm Europe.
Also Man O' War and Secretariat were better than Frankel :)
Man O'War and Secretariat are not on Frankel's level.
@@edthesock2101 Stop commenting crap. Secretariat will ALWAYS win. No one can beat him. Have you heard of secretariat winning the Belmont park stakes, by 31 lengths? I guess not, because you keep commenting crap, and is too busy doing that, and not looking up a historical race, horse.
@@heatherpandaclover5358 Rubbish. In your blinkered view of racing perhaps, but certainly not in reality! Doped up horses and a Triple Crown which is, let's face it, not a true Triple Crown! Keep talking crap! It's hilarious!
newmarket is the centre of horse racing
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A very one sided account of the racing industry. Would love to see the flip side that shows what happens to the thousands of horses that don't run fast enough!!!!!
Frankel is not the best secretariat is
Both are/were great horses.
Maybe but Secretariat was a dud at stud can't say the same for Frankel
Dont forget Man O' War
@@carolmorgan5614 Risen Star, Lady's Secret, Terlingua, Weekend Surprise.
The greatest sporting event I’ve ever seen was Secretariats performance in the Belmont Stakes. All his records in the triple crown still stand so I’ve never heard of Frankel but if he’s the greatest horse in history I’d love to get to know him. Lol
Hugo Palmer is really a champion trainer. His trained horse Dubawi Legend is a real rocket.
not really a balanced look at the world of horse racing. where are the horses who don't work out as winners? where do they go? tell us about the kill pens; the horse meat trade. the horses killed in training and in competition.
another rosy picture of a less than rosy game.
Yes. Most people dont see the negative side of horse racing. Most actual equestrians hate horse racing...
or the horses who get adopted out to loving homes but live their entire lives with scars from the sport. lost two horses to lymphangitis this year, from poor care on the track.
My off track TB was a school horse, then sold to a bad owner then to me, they dont all go to the kill pen
gatorgityergranny They get sold to homes where they get schooled to jumping horses or whatever i have an retired race horse at my stable and he didn’t win so much so he got sold to the stable i ride at and he was in really good condition when he came to the farm
All this industry is caring for is money, nothing more nothing less.
There is a problem with this docu. Havana Gold is a bay with 3 white socks. The horse in the auction ring is a chestnut.
And that's why this cruelty still is not banned.
Theres alot of hardship , hardwork and sweat to produce results in this industry.
Yes hardwork, hardship and sweat from the horses. Money making from animals - do you really think they would be racing these horses if there wasn't something in it for them.....Greed!!
Great behind the scenes look at the world of horse racing, love it!
Thorobreds have a very Short shelf life and off to the killers they go. Famous big money racers earning millions have ended up on the killing room floor. How’s that for loyalty to an animal who served his master well? One reason the dog racing and horse racing industries are getting phased out is that neither had a consistent and humane “exit strategy” for their animals. Greyhounds end up abandoned, sold for medical research, dog pounds, coyote hunters or shot. Frankly it would be better to humanely euthanize them - death is not the worst thing that can happen to an animal.
Race fans will never see it any other way. They are blinded by competition. Working animals are fine. But understand you are long overdue for positive public relations. Don’t be alarmed when the General Public doesn’t agree with you. I’ve worked dog tracks and have owned ex-racers dogs and horses. These animals get a raw deal.
They keep the ones that are successful and they sell the others to slaughter if it's not winning or it's not fast enough of tall enough
ikr!!!!!!!!
ever heard of RoR? not all are killed for slaughter!
Laura 93bu i know quite a lot of people in the racing industry and whilst i do not support it myself i can say that the grooms and sharers do love the horses (in my experience)
nope, only one in a hundred stables does this. Thougherbreds are treated like royalty, they lose 6 - 8 kg in a race so they get massive feeds, exercised every day, paddock time and have stalls if necessary and all in all act like the kings and queens they are. Thougherbredslove to run, they are athletes. (not all are I am aware, thus the OTTB) And without an energetic life for those...well it's torture. why people like you have to pick on (in my opinion) one of the best equine industry, is beyond me. and please name one "Famous big money racers earning millions have ended up on the killing floor" horses like Man-o-war Zenyatta Secretariat Sea biscuit Phar lap and have all died of old age with their old jockeys and owners giving them love. (I could name many many more but that would get a bit much.) SO, Please before you make your high almighty judgment, actually look into it, when I was young it was very confusing because everyone hated it. I'm glad I actually looked into it, otherwise...well I would be arrogant as people like you, sorry if that came off rude, I just get VERY cross.
(PS if you watch Relaighlink14, stop. she is a stupid person who calls herself an equestrian and a horse trainer, who can't stay on her horse at a canter. plus she knows nothing of what she says.)
Race horses are wonderfully talented and love to run, truly magnificent animals. The common instances of abuse and discarding the horses after breaking them down needs HUGE improvement though. Laws and regulations need to be stricter to cut down on the very common problematic practices, so this sport and thoroughbred horses can continue to exist without them suffering for it.
Thank you CNBC International as a snap shot into the industry I work you have done a marvelous job. I wonder if itsmade the presenter a wiser punter.
Secretariat WILL ALWAYS BE THE TRIPLE CROWN WINNER HÈ WAS THE BEST RACE HORSE IN HISTORY
A garbage triple crown that's not a real triple crown. To say Secretariat is better than Frankel is laughable!
@@edthesock2101 Rude.
Your actually right Elise discohand. Secretariat will NEVER be beaten.
@@heatherpandaclover5358 Frankel would obliterate any US horse past or present on turf at a mile! No contest.
@@heatherpandaclover5358 Secretariat was beaten 5 times.
Nice video, mate. Keep it up.
“Winx” is the greatest horse of today
Van Deman Ferrets Tasmania. Nikkie that’s not true. The quality of horse in Australia is significantly less than that of the UK.
Cam McGrandle Australia treats their horses better than the UK, especially the hunt horses. The “Race Of Kings” is actually in Saudi Arabia
Winx is the best managed horse today.... Connections are smart to stay away from world class competition.
She is an amazing horse. I don't think we will ever get a mare performing as consistent as her for the amount of time that she has. She is truly a great. What she has done in Australia might not ever be done again. Frankel is another beast as well as Sea The Stars. Enjoy the horse while you can because the truth is their careers are very short!
G'day..
First of all I love the YT name you have LOL....
Secondly Winx is the worlds greatest racehorse ATM! As was Black Cavier in her time andhý Frankel alike!
I am an ex jockey and in my humble opinion Black Cavier was the best (they all raced over different distances so hard to gauge times etc..but BLACK CAVIER had a host of issues physically and the was brilliantly trained by Peter Moody who kept her sound enough to do what she did...and that in itself deserves extremely high praise.
CRULE BLOOD SPORT ...ITS ABOUT TO BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS.
Shut up shut up shut up
Good doc but was hoping you would find out more on the corruption side of which there is a lot. Horse racing is rife with fiddles and the punter that funds horse racing gets to hear none of it they treat the punters with contempt and share the spoils among them selfs.
Punters as a whole are trolls. They scream for jockeys to whip the horse hard so they might cash a ticket.
Vig mate. the word you're looking for is Vig. Bookmaker's are a business, not your mate.
I recently recorded at the National Horse Racing Museum, and I find this scene fascinating. I particularly enjoyed that you interviewed a variety of people, including new owners, trainers, and jockeys. I found the interview with the jockey at the end the most fascinating, and I was surprised to learn just how much Frankel's stud encounters fetch to produce future winners! Awesome documentary. :)
this is disgusting... How dare this sort of thing exist. Anyone who wilfully supports horse racing is either a blithering idiot or a foul excuse for a human being.
There is increasing effort into retraining and placing retired racehorses. Thoroughbreds generally are intelligent and gentle, and usually make excellent hacks and sport horses. It's not true that people see them only as money.
I think a majority does though. English thoroughbreds also are very hard to manage for a rider
@@melinak3574 not really. As long as you are patient and work with them, they all become amazing.
When I was a kid my family owned a retired racehorse gelding, who we called Comet as the ID tattoo on his upper lip was damaged so we didn't know his actual name or pedigree. But regardless, he was a very level headed and obedient horse.
You may not have seen the many documentaries of ex-racehorces just days or weeks off the track, that have been "retired", on the back of a truck heading to slaughter. Is this what you really want for these beautiful majestic animals?
My best friend owned one of Frankel's sons, Frankie, he wasn't fast enough for racing :(
Horses arent suppose to be owned anways
@@mikagamingislit3781 So you mean they should be free? Thoroughbreds and many breeds would die in the wild.
Mika gaming is lit Why lol? Horses are domesticated.
@@mikagamingislit3781 Very true! But the traffic that the humans made make it impractical to let them all be wild unfortunately. I have something in mind that I want to do in Norway one day that will hopefully be strong enough to change the leck of natural habitat that these poor animals have. I don't have anything against people that ride them properly and give them enough space, I'm one of them. I do have something against these people and people who let their horses die because of neglecting.. Only thing, my plan costs 4 million euros and is never done before. I am normally not saying much more then this because I only want people to know it if it comes true.
@@mikagamingislit3781 they would much prefer be owned properly rather than be in the wild
People don't look at these horses as animals, they just see them as money.
Amber landman they should be seen as beautiful animals that can be lovely pets but pets for riding and hacks and things they will love not things like these. My horses is with three others 1 is retired and loves it 1 doesn’t get ridden but loves to run around in the field 1 loves to be ridden and galloping and my one loves being taken out of the field and being hugged or ridden and talked to NOT THIS
Amber landman they get daily exercise and some also like to go to the track and to win races don’t start with that bullshit 🙄
Joseph Diaz your bullshit they only race for MONEY!! They don’t want to do this they FORCE them to!
@@nahiwanthorses7771 Racing thoroughbreds aren't pets. I'd laugh my ass off to see you try to ride a stallion that's bred to run 40 mph with totally different riding cues than the average lazy barn horse.
I have news for you, I have seen horses that hadn't started racing run themselves into the ground in a paddock, I've seen them step wrong and break down before they even get a start because of the shear will to run and compete. I have seen horses bite other horses or riders during races to be the winner. There is even history about champions so upset by a loss that they tried to drown themselves in their water bucket. I'm gonna guess you haven't spent time with a race horse, retired or currently racing because if you really knew horses you would know that your statement about only greed fueling the sport is so very wrong.
It does have a dark, greedy, uncaring side. So it's bittersweet. Like a love-hate relationship.
the jockey in the end makes it so depressing... and i like it
My questions, 1, what happens to the foals that arent racer's? 2, what happens to thoses that do not such a successful career? The horse racing industry as whole needs a bit more control on the breeding and what happens to horses. They are running being ridden before they are even done growing. These poor animals. I feel they must be no younger than 2 before they start their training
There is dirt racing and turf racing
Turf racing: running on grass
Dirt racing: running on dirt
And that jump racing is called a steeplechase
Jump/national hunt racing is not called simply a steeplechase. There are two types of national hunt racing, steeplechase and hurdles. A steeplechase (also known as a chase) is run over fences while a hurdle race is run over hurdles. Fences are typically higher and don’t fall like a hurdle when a horse hits them. Most horses start by racing in hurdle races.
Hurdles and fences.😉
This is absolutely brilliant.
I´m going to follow that foal Fabrizio
Frankel greatest racehorse ever....obviously he's never heard of Arkle.
And never heard of this horse that won by 31lengths secretariat he still holds a higher rating than any other stallions and mares he was born 1971-1984 he started triple crown 1973 he retired at 3yrs old but he loved running he loved to run in his paddock American pharaoh is his great great granddaughter he’s got many of them like zenyata
I meant 1970-1984 poor secretariat when he died
Or Flying Bolt.
WHAT THEY DIDNT TELL YOU IS THE RACING INDUSTRY DOESNT USE A.I. IN OTHER HORSE RELATED SPORTS THEY USE A.I.
Yep. Just a tidbit for any readers unfamiliar with this abbreviation. A.I. stands, in this instance, for artificial insemination, not artificial intelligence.
Another black eye on the Thoroughbred breeding industry is nurse mares.
Also, related to the no-A.I. issue, is when Stallion owners are so money hungry that they subject their stallions to airplane flights in order to transport them to the opposite hemisphere of the globe so the stud can cover more mares. I doubt air travel is easily tolerated by horses.
@@Laura.da78 I think that you will find nurse mares are mainly used in America not in the uk
@@Laura.da78 Shuttle stallions fly twice a year (once there, once back) very little compared to sport horses.
@@Laura.da78 by not using AI, there is no possibility for mistakes.
@@Laura.da78 that's if the stallion has been leased. Generally mares are transported to the stud farm and stay year-round.
08:28 🤭 oops ! 😂
Tiger roll anyone ?
XT-RAINXX yep, i dont agree with racing but i still won a bet on him
Fabrizio is 0/10 and only 5k in prize money losing the owner 445k😂
This was a pretty good video🙂
I don't think it was good.
A lot of other facts left out, so how can you truly go on "one side of the coin"?
My great great grandfather created the horse racing shoe :>
Wow that's amazing
Yeah I believe you.
Lot of ignorant people in the comments who you can clearly tell have never had a racehorse. My dad and family have had race horses, and they are loved like you would love a family dog. Don't even mention the money that goes into caring for them...
Did the jockeys hit the horses with sticks and stuff? Did your family give medication/drugs to the horses right before a race? Racing horses have a great life until it comes to an actual race or when they're too old and most of the owners don't care about them anymore. Not saying that your family treated the horses badly, but abuse is a problem in general
Melina K You know that nobody uses sticks while riding. Also the majority of all race horses gets treated good, just because you watched a video from PETA that only showed on stable doesn’t mean everybody abuses their horses!
Race horses must take drugs test before competing, but you didn’t know that, did you?
Where did the horses end up?
Nice Documentary, keep going CNBC make documentary out of the league, unique & detailed. Very well executed also.
ROHIT ANAND Has day
Nearly everyone here needs to go back to school and get a proper education before commentating on a topic they know nothing about. Every 3 to 4 comments there is major misspellings going on.
Aitor Navarro Preach!
There ARE major misspellings going on. Maybe you should take a few classes yourself before you try and play grammar Nazi again, saves you from looking like a tool.
If comments are said respectfully, doesn't matter about the spelling
Keep horse racing going
Disagree, stop horse-racing and give these majestic animals the love & respect they deserve
they did not show the part were horses fall and die amd are abused search up on youtube the secret side of horse racing
Um what? Do most dog and cat owners force their pets to participate in intense exercise regimens until their lungs bleed, inject them with performance enhancing drugs, use them to make money for a few years, and then send them to slaughterhouses? You only hear about what happens to the famous ones because most of the rest are quietly sent to slaughter. That isn’t typical behavior of most cat and dog owners.
Julia Schoeman Well why don’t they show the abusive world of barrel racing, jumping, dressage etc. because not everybody in one industry abuses there horses.
The sheer ignorance and lack of understanding in this comment section is absolutely appalling!!
this guy never even thought to mention the dubai world cup, some of the best horses ever ran here, dubai millennium, arrogate cigar silver charm captain steve, he never mentioned godolphin coolmore and their horses like galileo and giants causeway, great horses. leading trainer, this guy never heard of bob baffert, sir henry cecil saeed bin suroor way adien obrain and john gosden way better than hugo and who the hell likes national hunt, its an 1700s to 1800s and stopped after ww1. what about the breeders cup challenge, so many good horses in that, tiznow cat theif and cigar
You guys do know that there is other types of horse racing right? Harness racing
I went to tatterstalls and I kept accidently bidding on a horse because i had an itchy nose and brought the other bidder up to 50,000 gns. 😂😂
Nah, you don't need to spent 10k-500k on a horse. Just wait until these rich assholes decide their horses aren't worth it anymore and they take them to sale barns. You can pick up a good thoroughbred a dime a dozen, nurse them back to health and start them on a new career. All for the price of their meat. Might sound harsh, but it's true. So many people in the racing industry take their horses to kill buyers because they were "disappointed" in them. Not to say all do it, but a huge percentage of them do. So go save a life rather than spend a bunch of money.
actually a lot of them get sold to trainers and learn how to jump & dressage. Treated pretty well bc people like you & me buy the racehorses who don’t race anymore
Great insight related to the horse 🐎 racing business. 👍🏿
that 'running horse' animation hurts my eyes, you would think on a show about racehorses you could at least have an animation that looks like a horse running those legs are so WRONG
Winx would beat the all.
frankel would beat winx in his day
@@mickmurrann3140 winx is faster than Frankel
@@lxmxly_0665 Winx isn’t faster than Frankel, Frankel was one of the best milers in the UK.. Winx wasn’t even that great of a horse, just because she won a lot of races in Australia doesnt mean she is the best. AUS races are significantly less lower rated than UK or US races, if Winx would’ve raced once in the US, she would easily get beaten by anyone. That just shows how she really wasn’t that great of an horse. Take Zenyatta for an example, she was better than Winx. She beat all of the boys, except for one, in all of her races. She won two Breeders Cup races, and Breeders Cup races are literally the World Championships for horses.
Was that Zenyatta at the very beginning? It looks like her facial markings but not sure
Poor horses those people treated horses like abjects a machine for making money even inject all kind of drugs on the poor animals racing is a very cruel sport.
Any equine sport is in that case abusive. I have raced and jumped, I love my horses with all of my heart and nevef forced them into anything. Ofc there are bad people but there is everywhere in all sports.
Look into wat happends dem wen dwr finished racin dwr put thru hell and left to rott den killed
Nice. Didn't know that the jockeys were paid so less
In the U.S. its about half of what the Europeans make.
Particularly its not as seriously bad, they also get paid for training horses which they do not show in this video. Really the jockey is there to ride the horse the right way, while the trainer and horse do the heavier work in respect to the jockey.
@@juandoughe5995 True. There is also in Britain and Ireland, a massive charitable fund , for hurt jockey's and ageing retired jockeys.
Hey gattergetyrgranny- Well most of the Thoroughbreds end up as sport horses. Many are used as pony club mounts. Hunters, jumpers, dressage, and event horses and show jumpers, and yes even cow horses.. The kill pens also end up with thousands of mustangs which supposedly are illegal to kill.. Explains that one to me genius before you condemn an entire industry for the economic realty that because of market economics causes horse- which are farm animals to end up like cows, hogs, chickens sheep etc.. The realty is people like you are the ones who truly only tell half the story..
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Okay I would just like to say, that thoroughbreds love to run. They are made to run. Not all racehorses are used for money. yes they do get injured sometimes. Obviously if you do get a bad owner then yeah, I can understand what you all mean. But look at all the horses in this video, look at how well there treated. These horses are bred for racing. Anyone that says there’s any animal abuse in this video are utterly stupid.
There's animal abuse during the race. Horses are beaten with sticks pretty badly. I'm from Germany and there even is a law that prohibits the jockeys to hit their horses more than three times during a race or they'll get disqualified. It hurts and scares the horses when you beat them so much. Also the race at young age with not fully grown bones is damaging
Melina K Not everyone uses the whip during the race, also not everyone beats the shit of the horses, just a little tap or they just use the whip to make a sound.
What about the times when the camera isn't rolling?
IT simply is amazing how all the races are fixed and the favourite runs last every race UNTIL they get slot machines in at the race track. Next thing you know the favourite wins a third of the time and hits the board almost two thirds of the time instead of running dead last every time. Once those slot machines show up they don't want to drive all the horse players who may gamble at the casinos or slots they don't want to drive them all away.
These people or disgusting.
The horse runs and makes millions, then goes to slaughter.
How is that a reward?
Danielle Davis couldn't have said it better!
No they don’t 😂😂 godolphin give there thorobreds away in there website 😂😂
@@niallkavanagh916 that's just one owner though... There are so many others
Apart from the money from breeding and winning prize money, Owners trainers and yard workers know in which race the horse would be running and based on the track, distance, weather and competition they bet for or against the horse and make shot load of money.
The business of horse racing reminds me of "puppy mills". Everyone wants the next super stud, so who cares if the horse only stays healthy enough to race for just five years. We could double the racing careers if we demanded that all competition horses "must" compete without any form of hoof protection. Almost everyone in the medical field know that most of the health problems are rooted in hoof care, but it doesn't fit into their business model to push for change. You see for the medical professional it's more profitable to correct a torn tendon or ligament, for the owner's we've made it more profitable to put it out to stud. In other equine sports it is because of ignorance, in Tb racing it is intentional th-cam.com/video/7fnW3NLklCw/w-d-xo.html Look around my channel and see the transformations that are possible when we help the hoof perform as nature intended.
While it is very true that there are bad people and bad owners in the racing world, it is also very true that Many of those in the horse racing industry are smart enough to know to take Extremely good care of their horses. For most people these horses are investments and a broken down horse is worthless (in investment terms), so it makes more sense to them to take proper and exceptional care of these horses so they may be used or sold for stud to create future winners.
@@reverse_thoughts8120 At first, like most, I thought “those evil owners,” but after watching this video I’m not so sure th-cam.com/video/GDS2YkMcJ0Y/w-d-xo.html In California >35% of the horses on the “Vets List” are managed by < 5% of the Trainers. The most enlightening fact for me in this video started around 18 minutes
Reverse_Thoughts are you really serious? You believe that? Use ‘em up. Buy another. Horse racing owners aren’t in it to take exceptional care of their investments. It’s to expensive. Sort term fast gain is key. Cash flow is key. Vets are expensive and only the best of farms really use them to prolong the life of their horses. Taking good care of racing animals is a good way to go broke. Puppy mills are the same - sell pups while they’re cute. Breed the kennel breeders until they can’t. Putting vet care into them is not making money. Once they can no longer make money for the mill owner off they go for the one way walk over the hill. The Amish are notorious puppy mill operators. Believe me. They don’t feed anything that doesn’t make them money.
The number of horses that make it to a good home after their race career is low. The number that get sent to the killers is much higher. They have to wring one more dollar out of the animal by selling it to the killers.
bmc06239 TBs have big bodies for lung capacity and very long lean legs. That doesn’t ever get balanced. I don’t think they ever get to mature properly before being put to work. Tbreds have notoriously terrible, shelly, thin soled feet. And yes. No foot. No horse
thats what im saying!
Best guide for learning about horse pedigrees and handicapping ?
Of course they treat the money making horses well CNBC but conveniently your not showing the horse slaughter houses that the majority of the more than 10,000 thoroughbred horses sold at that one auction house every year will end up. Truth coming out slowly bit by bit like the circuses back in the day people thought they were fantastic (including myself) until everyone woke up to what was really going on behind the glamourised facade, I don’t want to see horse racing banned but I hope that they clean it up before it’s too late or it will be
It is disappointing how much they didn’t tell us in this video.
Secret life of horse racing :
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DRUGS AND NERVE REMOVING SURGERY
The drugs are strictly monitored with daily urine tests. Only 2 types allowed in the system, and they stay on the record and bidding sheets for 5 days. The nerve removing surgery is done by severing the nerve responses at the pattern and is ILLEGAL. Anyone who does this is asking for a breakdown (not worth it) and pay a hefty price when caught. This only still happens in third world racing countries
The drugs they give them is to prevent nose bleeds. There’s a drug test before races and if they don’t pass the owners get in major trouble.
@@youreuglysorrynotsorry9168 why would their noses bleed when the animals are apparently not mistreated in any way? The blood must be rushing too fast in their veins causing damage and thus a nosebleed. Pretty unnatural for a well treated horse, right?
Melina K if you actually did research, you’d know lmao. i never said they were not mistreated in any way. the race industry has flaws like all other events. they get nosebleeds because they’re running so hard, so they give the Lasix to prevent that. other than some little things like that, they’re treated like kings and taken care of very well. y’all need to stop getting information from peta and shit animal rights groups :))
@@youreuglysorrynotsorry9168 all I'm saying is that the fact the horses are getting nosebleeds from racing means their health is in danger. Would you still continue your sports prectixe when you're so exhausted and the blood pressure is so high that you get nosebleeds???
When i die.I will come back as Frankel...
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A horse is a horse of course of course!!!
That's not Havana Gold lol, it's his progeny. Havana Gold was foaled in 2010 out of Teofilo, he went on to win big races.
The real secret is....it's all rigged. 65-1 wins the KD. lol Billionaires don't pick a 2-1 favorite, dear sheeple.
Why does anyone bother with horse racing anymore? The number of none runners makes it a mugs game.
If the bookies just return all bets when there is a none runner that would be perfect and refuse to sponsor the event if the trainers are so unreliable to withdraw in the last 2 hours before a race starts that would make it fair for the punter. Otherwise the trainer has all the power, can withdraw when they feel like it and deliberately mess up the market.
If a horse is unfit don't bring it along at all. Leave the bugger at home, don't bother coming to the event to save money and announce it a day before.
The trainers have all the power in racing. They literally have too much control over the racing markets and can rig it as they like.
how about secretariat?
Nah Seattle Slew! He one the Kentucky derby even when he was showing signs of colic!
@@astridsnowbridge7556 Secretariat set world and stakes records which haven't been equaled since 1973. Seattle Slew was great too, but he was nowhere near as spectacular and awe inspiring as Secretariat.
@4orrcountry sure he might have been faster but Seattle Slew won the Kentucky derby even when he was showing signs of colic. He had a very high tempature after the race I believe and even when he was sick he still ran! He fought through pain because he loved running so much and in my opinion that's what makes him the best!
dunno why it's considered secret ....i know a fair few people in it they are not secretive ....maybe it's a horsey people thing..
Horseracing is animal abuse. It's a big bad industry to make money with horses.
It's up to you if you want to see reality or not.
It can be animal abuse but if the owners and trainers of the horses are doing there best to keep them out of harm and keep them healthy then it’s nots abuse. And with the amount of money it cost to buy a well bred horse for racing I’m going to imagine that a majority of the owners do everything in there power to take the best care possible for the animals.
Without horse racing these animals wouldn't exist.
Yep, I too was thinking this video would show the bad side, not the good side.
In Australia. Lots of wild horses are starving and dying in the wild. Should people intervene and take them in? Or is it only animal cruelty when it suits your agenda?
@carol m are you stupid?😂
1.They are ridden before the age of 3(abuse)
2.Must of them are kept in a stall(abuse)
3.They are killed after they get retired(abuse)
4.They are killed if they aren't fast enough(abuse)
5.They are killed if they get injured(abuse)
6.150.000 race horses are killed annually(abuse)
7. Do I even have to mention that they spur & whip them non stop in order to go faster & faster ?(abuse)
8.Most race horses don't make it till the age of six
P.S. What I just said isn't my opinion but facts
And the reason the first horses let the person touch them is bc they are something called tamed 😂 The fact that they let a person touch them doesn't mean they aren't psychologically and physically abused
Trotting with horse cart 🐎🐎 as well
Some rich guy just gets a payday and knowing NOTHING about horses, just buys a bunch, sticks them in a stall.
Jess Mac How would you know? 🤔 Bold of you to assume US Jockey’s are like that.
@@equidaesNot every Jockey or horse owner is like that and i never claimed that either. One of the featured people in this videos literally got a payday, and knowing NOTHING about horses, just buys a bunch, sticks them in a stall.
@@jessmac5669 He doesnt 'stick them in a stall'. Who do you think trains them?
@@SpectrescupSpectrescup sorry, what do you mean?
Even italians, cripples, dinosaurs, and a 14 year old can ride horses...
Do I smell a Jojo reference
@@CalvesFanatic i forgot I comented this lol
@@gdgalixipe539 lmao
@@CalvesFanatic No, no idiot can ride recently retired racehorses, especially "jumps " horses in Britain and Ireland. They are very intelligent and will often hate certain people and love others. Many years ago, a wealthy female bankerin the City, bought an ex Irish racehorse (jumps) and he hated her. He had a minor injury to the forelock on one leg and I was told by the vet to onlywalk him, but walk him a fairly long distance, with a pressure sock on him. "Blue" and I loved each other. His owner paid me to care for him, and when it was cold winter, I put his tack on him and decided to ride him, although an inexperienced , very basic rider.Everything was going great until he say a low hedge and suddenly galloped to clear it easily. I went mad at Blue. Took him immediately back to his stable. (no fancy riding kit - rode with my full motorcycle kit on). He knew he'd been a bad boy.
He got fed and groomed for a week, but not let out, which he'd never experienced. Put the tack on him again and he was a lamb. Nice walking, into the trot and then the slow canter. Can do that, but never tried to gallop or jump ever again with me. What he did with his hated owner is another story. I'm telling you this true story, as good racehorses, evern with minor injuries, are not destroyed and sold for pet food in Europe.