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You're not wrong there. The prize money now is less than it was thirty years ago!

I'm in the industry in so much as my father has had race horses in the past (of varying abilities!) and I've got a couple of retired racers which I ride. My best friend is a retired trainer (who I don't ride). My passion isn't jump racing, I stick to what I know which is low grade all weather...

Or better watering of the course.

I haven't any exact figures, but I'd say as a general rule that the harder the ground is the greater the danger to the horse and rider. Less give in the ground on impact.

Where we keep them the usual. I think most trainers try and re-home their retired horses, but many are put down after they finish racing.

Now this is a hard race! Hjr2FIrLcjI

Speed, big fields and fences allied with firmish ground.

We re-home ours.

Very very sad.