Don Yovanovich

While injuries and fatalities in steeplechase races are recorded at or immediately following each race, the Safety Committee of the National Steeplechase Association has undertaken a study to investigate the occurrence of 'latent' injuries associated with steeplechase racing. "We know some injuries that occur during a race don't become apparent until days afterward," said Dr. Reynolds Cowles, NSA Equine Medical Director and Chair of the Safety Committee. "Until we understand the full extent of these delayed injuries, we cannot accurately determine their total number or how best to prevent them."...