By John Cherwa as published on The Los Angles Times The California Horse Racing Board’s investigation into the fatalities last year at Santa Anita validated many of the prevalent theories as to why there was a spike in deaths, but found no smoking gun or overriding reason for what […]
By Jay Croft and Hollie Silverman, as published on CNN Santa Anita Park in California says it euthanized a horse Saturday, bringing to eight the number of equine deaths this year. Chosen Vessel, a 5-year-old gelding, suffered a fracture of the left front ankle while on the turf […]
Joseph Pimentel, Bisnow Los Angeles As horse racing at the iconic Santa Anita Park faces new scrutiny, the city of Arcadia is pushing to come up with a master plan for the 300-acre site, a city official told Bisnow. The privately owned track has weathered a barrage of […]
By JOHN CHERWA as published on The Los Angeles Times Santa Anita had a seventh horse die while training or racing Thursday when Unveiled suffered a fracture to his right front while galloping during morning training. The season started Dec. 26. The incident occurred while the horse was galloping, […]
by Steve Bittenbender – as published on Casino.org Santa Anita resumed horse racing on Friday, but it entered 2020 under the same shadow that fell over the Southern California track all last year. On the last race of its New Year’s Day card, the track suffered its first […]
Source: CBSLA Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, increasing the number of racing or training deaths going back to the 2018 season to 69, and 33 since December. A 5-year-old gelding named Kentucky Colonel collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack after jogging around the […]
By Brie Stimson | Fox News A horse was euthanized Saturday after breaking both front legs during a race at Southern California’s Santa Anita racetrack, becoming the 32nd to die at the track since December. Emtech, a 3-year-old colt, fell to the ground during the 8th race on the […]
By Chuck Culpepper and Jacob Bogage “Foremost among the core values of the Breeders’ Cup are the safety and integrity of the competition, and we hold ourselves, our host sites and our competitors, to the highest standards of both,” … The 36th Breeders’ Cup, set for Nov. 1-2 at Santa […]
by Cody Benjamin as published on CBS Sports Protesters had long campaigned for an end to the horse racing season at the facilities Less than a month after owners of Santa Anita Park, a Thoroughbred race track in Arcadia, California, kept the facility open despite more than two […]
By Joe Drape and Corina Knoll as published on NYTimes.com Racetracks in the United States have a particular problem with horses dying. Nearly 10 horses a week on average died at American racetracks in 2018… ARCADIA, Calif. — On the morning of March 29, Santa Anita Park was […]
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