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When the Race Ends in Tragedy: Animal Welfare and the Integrity of Racing
The death of Ohope Wins at the Caulfield Cup raises an uncomfortable question for Australian racing: who is accountable for the welfare of the animals that make the sport possible?
Saturday's 150th Caulfield Cup should have been a celebration of one of Australia's great sporting traditions.
Instead, the race was overshadowed by a tragic incident involving two horses, Half Yours and Ohope Wins, which fell in the closing stages of the race.