23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Sat Nov 09, 2019 8:19 pm

I imagine the rich will become part robot. The poor, not really.

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Royal » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:47 am

I guess there's a direct link to Fentanyl and horse racing.

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:09 am

A 4-year-old horse named Golden Birthday was injured during a race at Santa Anita Park on Wednesday and became the first horse to die this year at the famed California racetrack.

1-1-2020

Not a good year for Golden Birthday

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:06 pm

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 course, a park report says.

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Thu May 04, 2023 12:12 am

4 horses die at Churchill Downs in the days leading up to Kentucky Derby

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Royal » Sat May 06, 2023 5:12 am

What do you think is going on?

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Sat May 06, 2023 6:22 am

Two were injuries.

Two were the same trainer so that narrows.

Big money in play so everyone looking for an edge. Doping? Seems unlikely.

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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Mon May 15, 2023 2:24 pm

Another horse died after running at Churchill Downs on Sunday, raising the tally to eight fatalities at the track in the weeks leading up to and since it hosted the Kentucky Derby.

Rio Moon was euthanized after he “suffered a catastrophic injury to his left foreleg a few strides after the wire,” according to an Equibase chart cited by the Associated Press. The 3-year-old ridden by jockey Martin Garcia and trained by Dale Romans was running in the sixth race of the day at the famed Louisville track.


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Re: 23 horse deaths since Dec 26 at Santa Anita

Post by Pigeon » Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:59 am

Churchill Downs announced Friday it will suspend all racing operations after an "unusual" number of horse injuries and 12 deaths occurred at the Louisville, Kentucky track since April 27. The suspension will run from June 7 to July 3, so Churchill Downs will move the rest of its Spring Meet to Ellis Park in Henderson, Kentucky.

After a series of concurrent investigations by Churchill Downs, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, "no single factor has been identified as a potential cause and no discernable pattern has been detected to link the fatalities," according to a statement from the track. The racetrack's surface has also been deemed "consistent with prior measurements" from previous years and thus "has not raised concerns."

Still, Churchill Downs is suspending operations to review its safety and surface protocols to identify the concerning trend's cause.


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