Equine Injury Database
The Equine Injury Database is a module of InCompass’ Race Track Operations Software (“RTO”) program which is in place at most racetrack in the United States and Canada. This allows the injury reports to be tied to race information via Equibase data and horse and pedigree information via The Jockey Club. For more information on RTO, please visit Equine Injury Database
73 racetracks in the U.S. and Canada have signed agreements to participate. The EID records injuries: – For racing Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, Paints, Mules and Arabians. –At racetracks and training centers. Over 4,500 reports in the EID from January 1, 2007 to today. Equine Injury Database
Main Menu
Choose Race Date, Number, and the Horse with the injury you are reporting Race Day Injury Occurrence
First Screen: Injury Observed
After you select your choices, click OK
After choosing the observation you may select where you first observed the injury
Select the triage score: This was developed by Dr. Mary Scollay to uniformly measure the severity of the horse’s injury
Click Next to move to the next screen
Outline the injury Second Screen: Injury Description
Click Edit to add modifiers
Click Previous or Next to move screens
Incident Information Screen Third Screen: Incident Information
Status Non-Race Related Injury: Training or Other Racetrack Horse I34567
First Screen: Injury Observed
The second screen (injury details) is identical to the second screen in race related injury reporting; Here are some examples of “Other” types of injuries which may be reported.
The final screen in the non-racing related injury report is also identical to the race related injury report; above are some additional incident related information options that appear.
Reporting: Download a variety of reports for quality control and statistical summary purposes. Download Injury Reporting Form: Download paper injury reports to be used in the field and then entered into the Database. Quality Control Maintenance: Ensure data is being fully and accurately reported into the EID. Other Options Available in EID