Animals Australia - 6 horses have died racing in the Melbourne Cup in the last 6 years: 2013 Verema - snapped leg 2014 Admire Rakti - heart attack 2014 Araldo - broken
![Horse Racing Kills on Twitter: "Shocking fall today of Regal Monarch at #MelbourneCup. Hope the horse is ok but we know that #horseracingkills every 2.6 days / 137 horses https://t.co/4C2eO4rQHY" / Twitter Horse Racing Kills on Twitter: "Shocking fall today of Regal Monarch at #MelbourneCup. Hope the horse is ok but we know that #horseracingkills every 2.6 days / 137 horses https://t.co/4C2eO4rQHY" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DN_wX8zUMAA-_4X.jpg:large)
Horse Racing Kills on Twitter: "Shocking fall today of Regal Monarch at #MelbourneCup. Hope the horse is ok but we know that #horseracingkills every 2.6 days / 137 horses https://t.co/4C2eO4rQHY" / Twitter
![Regal Monarch strides to an easy victory at Pontefract under Franny Norton | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Regal Monarch strides to an easy victory at Pontefract under Franny Norton | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing](https://www.highclereracing.co.uk/uploads/horses/Regal-Monarch-cantering-to-post-Pontefract-14.08.16(web).jpg)
Regal Monarch strides to an easy victory at Pontefract under Franny Norton | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing
![Recent purchase Regal Monarch starts for Highclere at Newmarket on Friday | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Recent purchase Regal Monarch starts for Highclere at Newmarket on Friday | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing](https://www.highclereracing.co.uk/uploads/horses/Regal-Monarch-WEB.jpg)
Recent purchase Regal Monarch starts for Highclere at Newmarket on Friday | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing
![Latest import Regal Monarch makes his Australian debut this Saturday | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Latest import Regal Monarch makes his Australian debut this Saturday | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing](https://www.highclereracing.co.uk/uploads/horses/(web)Regal-Monarch-winning-Pontefract-14.08.16.jpg)