By AAP
Thoroughbred racing boss Peter McGauran has hit back at suggestions the industry loses track of horses in great numbers as a protest group calls for an inquiry into the sport.
The chief executive of the thoroughbred regulatory body, Racing Australia, McGauran says a new rule to be introduced shortly will track horses from birth and another rule already in place compels owners to declare what happens to racehorses when they are retired.
The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses says state governments must look into the sport and claims about 10,000 racehorses were retired each year with no way to track them. Read full article
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