Gladiators on Four Legs

Though this seems obvious when you really think about it, there's nothing like an objective report to drive the harsh reality home: modern horse racing makes NASCAR seem like knitting:

Based upon a year's worth of data beginning November 1, 2008, from 378,864 total starts in Thoroughbred flat races at 73 racetracks participating in the Equine Injury Database, 2.04 fatal injuries were recorded per 1,000 starts.

Um, wow. Let's put that in perspective, shall we? If we assume that the average...