I'm not against horse racing per se.
But I do think the national is awful. I appreciate it is a risky sport, but there are always guaranteed deaths at aintree (have been at least 2 already).
A horse dying occasionally is maybe just part of the risk, but multiple horses dying every year isn't acceptable in my view.
If there were 2 or 3 jockeys a year killed then people wouldn't agree with it. But horses dying like that is ok?
It's all a bit too gladiatorial for me.
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