Melbourne Cup: 12 Things You Need to Know About Horse Racing

Whatever the results of this year’s Melbourne Cup, there’s one thing that you can bet on with confidence – horses will suffer because of this unethical spectacle in Flemington. Please consider the following information:1.  Horses die on racetracks all the time. During the last racing year, 122 of them died on Australian racetracks. Their deaths were traumatic and frightening, a stomach-churning mess of tangled limbs, fractured bones, and broken spines.2. Hu