This Saturday will be the first protest in a three week campaign against horse racing.

Campaign Director of Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses Elio Celotto, says they will have a large presence outside all of the seasons biggest racing events, starting with this Saturdays Caulfield Cup and The Everest.

“Before, during and after racing they endure shocking cruelty, whilst the industry keeps peddling the rhetoric that these horses are treated like kings,” Mr Celotto said.