Fresh questions about fate of retired racehorses as NSW won’t say how many are being rehomed

Horse welfare advocates say the NSW government could intervene to ensure data is published on how many racehorses are rehomed under the Team Thoroughbreds retraining program. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

No information is publicly available about how many retired racehorses are rehomed in New South Wales, four years after the ABC revealed the widespread slaughter of horses in abattoirs and knackeries.

Racing NSW has four properties to house racehorses, and has put in place retraining programs so that horses can be sold as equestrian mounts.