Videos tagged with "safer"

Grand National Fences To Be Made Safer. [02:11]
Fences at this year's Grand National are being made safer in the biggest change in the history of the race. They are among a number of measures aimed at dealing with accusations of animal cruelty after eight horses died in the last decade. Last year the joint favourite and Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after falling at fence six of the Grand National - the infamous Becher's Brook - and continuing riderless until suffering leg fractures. The death, along with that of outsider According to Pete, who was brought down at the same fence on the second circuit, led to calls from animal welfare groups for the Grand National to be banned. The new fences are still covered in spruce but wooden posts have been replaced by a softer material known as "plastic birch". Aintree racecourse manager Andrew Tulloch described the birch as "horse friendly", telling Sky News "safety at Aintree is always our top priority for riders and horses and it's something we do not stand still on". He said the changes should make the Grand National safer but not any easier, insisting the fences will remain the same height. "The outward appearance of these fences will remain the same. "The big change here is that traditionally where they had a timber frame to them that timber frame has been replaced by a plastic, more forgiving, birch and on top of that birch there's a minimum of fourteen, maybe even sixteen inches of spruce and the spruce is what the horses can knock off," he ...

How To Place a Place Bet with Tote Ireland [01:32]
Tips on placing a Place Bet with Tote Ireland. Place - A safer bet, pick a horse you think will be placed.

2012 NextEra Energy Resources 250 - Miguel Paludo Massive Crash! [02:28]
James Buescher bumps Miguel Paludo as he goes for a wild ride and hits hard into these safer barriers at Daytona International Speedway.
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Horse Racing: Ban it or Change Rules to Make it Safer [08:53]
This video is for my 8th Grade Project. We had to choose a topic that we are passionate about and write a paper, create a website, create surveys, interview people, and make a video about it. I chose horse racing since I love horses :) I do not own any of the music or pictures!
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MARTINVILLE 2011 Goody's Fast Relief 500 Truex Jr HARD HIT IN THE WALL! [04:27]
The No. 56 goes hard into the wall and collects Kasey Kahne when his throttle sticks.
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