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Independent report clears track despite spate of deaths24 January 2007WOLVERHAMPTON -- As reported by The Guardian: "Wolverhampton racecourse, where seven horses have been killed since early November, has been given a clean bill of health in an independent study, the Horseracing Regulatory Authority revealed yesterday. "...The track had come under severe criticism from the charity Animal Aid following five fatalities in the space of six weeks before Christmas. Animal Aid reiterated their belief that compaction of the all-weather surface had been responsible for the problems when two further horses died at a meeting at the Midlands course on January 13. "... The Wolverhampton report concluded by stating: 'It is highly unlikely that the track is inconsistent in its performance due to either its compaction or maintenance.'..." |