Horse Racing

27 Charged In Racehorse Doping Scheme After Federal Investigation 0
- Horse Racing
- March 10, 2020
Twenty-seven people are facing charges in a massive horse racing doping scandal in which, federal prosecutors say, trainers, veterinarians and illegal drug manufacturers inhumanely doped and, in some cases, inadvertently killed horses as part of a $100 billion sports betting industry. Among the list of names revealed by the Justice Department on Monday is acclaimed
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3 Horses Die In 3 Days At Notorious Santa Anita Racetrack 0
- Horse Racing
- January 21, 2020
Three horses died over the weekend at Santa Anita Park, a racetrack in southern California where dozens of horses have been injured and subsequently euthanized in recent years. Tikkun Olam, a 4-year-old gelding, was euthanized after colliding with another horse during a training exercise, the Los Angeles Times reported. The second horse apparently wasn’t injured.
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Santa Anita Racetrack Sees Its First Horse Death Of The New Year 0
- Horse Racing
- January 3, 2020
California’s Santa Anita racetrack kicked off the new year on Wednesday with another horse death, the 39th in a little more than a year. A 4-year-old gelding named Golden Birthday sustained a fractured hind leg while competing in a turf race and was euthanized, the park said. The horse’s death came nearly a week after
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Another Horse Dies At Santa Anita Park Ahead Of Its Opening Weekend 0
- Horse Racing
- December 30, 2019
Another horse has died at California’s embattled Santa Anita Park, bringing the total number of horse deaths at the racetrack in the last year to 38. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old Gelding, died on Thursday after breaking its left front leg on the training track, the Los Angeles Times reported. The track was closed to workouts but
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Banned Trainer’s Horse Among 2 Dead Following Los Alamitos Race 0
- Horse Racing
- December 16, 2019
Saturday’s first race at California’s Los Alamitos Race Course left two horses dead, one of which belonged to a trainer who has been banned from racing at other parks due to prior horse deaths. Mighty Elijah, a 4-year-old gelding, injured his left front leg and was taken off the track and euthanized while Into a
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Prestigious Breeders’ Cup Marred By Yet Another Horse Death At Santa Anita 0
- Horse Racing
- November 3, 2019
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — A victory by Vino Rosso in the Breeders’ Cup Classic was overshadowed by a fatal injury to a 15-1 long shot in the $6 million race at Santa Anita on Saturday night. Cup officials said in a statement about two hours after the race that Mongolian Groom had been euthanized after
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