Sudden death in racing Thoroughbred horses: An international multicentre study of <i>post mortem</i> findings

Abstract

Sudden death can be attributed to a variety of causes. Causes of sudden death and the lesions found in cases of exercise-related sudden death are similar in different racing jurisdictions. However, the lesions are often not specific for the cause of death and determination of the cause of death is therefore affected by interpretation by the individual pathologist.