Should blind horses be allowed to race in Australia?

HARD NOT TO LOVE won the Gr 2 Santa Monica Stakes yesterday. She is blind in one eye. In Australia, a horse can't race if it's blind. Hard Not To Love is a $400k yearling. Her half-sister, Wonder Gadot, recently sold for US$2m. In Italy, Laghat was a popular horse with blind eyes. He won a Kentucky Derby. His left eye was missing. The right eye is now fully functional. A few years ago, Patch won US $526k. in the Belmont Stake. LAGHAT was blind, but he won 3rd place in that race.

Blind horses are not allowed to race in Australia. They are only allowed if the Stewards are satisfied based on specialist veterinary evidence that the impairment does not constitute a danger to the horse or other participants in the race.

Blind horses should be allowed to race in Australia.

blind horses should be allowed to race in Australia. The rest of the world has shown that horses can compete and do not cause damage to other runners if blind.

Have your say on whether blind horses should be allowed to race in Australia.