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Shaquero, a two-year-old horse, won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic on Saturday. Magic Millions/Twitter

Racing 2-year-old horses is lucrative, but is it worth the risks?

Engaging two-year-old horses in the intensive training to prepare for competitive racing is a bit like asking a 13-year-old child to perform at the peak of their athletic potential.
Derby frontrunner Game Winner comes from a bloodline of Latin American racehorse excellence. Gonzalo Anteliz Jr.

The Kentucky Derby has a secret Latino history

Many immigrants come to the United States chasing the ‘American dream.’ So do immigrant racehorses, who literally carry the hopes of their trainers and riders on their backs.
Violence towards animals can never be condoned, whether in horse racing or to animals in general. Shutterstock/gabriel

The shocking use of ‘jiggers’ in horse racing

The outcry over allegations that electronic devices may have been used in Australian racehorse training highlights inconsistencies in our attitudes to the use of such devices on animals in general.

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