Santa Anita ‘Racetrack of Death’ Claims a Life of a 24th Horse

Southern California’s Santa Anita Racetrack went 6 weeks but a genocide of a horse.

On May 17, 2019, a equine was harmed while training and compulsory euthanasia. This is a 24th genocide of a equine given Dec 2018.

Commander Coil was partaking in light use when a gelding, who was 3 years old, suffered an damage to a shoulder according to a Los Angeles Times. Commander Coil did not indeed attend in a race.

Stronach Group expelled a matter job Commander Coil’s damage intensely uncommon.

In Mar 2019, Santa Anita racetrack sealed indefinitely after Let’s Light a Way, a filly who was 4 years aged was a 21st equine to die. The filly was operative out and became injured.

On Mar 31 during a San Simeon Stakes, Arms Runner, a five-year-old equine collapsed and died while draining. The horse’s genocide occurred after a lane re-opened and racing resumed.

The genocide of Commander Coil happened on a accurate date another horse, Congrats Gal who was a filly age 3, died in Baltimore during a Pimlico Racetrack during a eighth race. It appears a equine died from a heart attack.

Congrats Gal died on a eve of a Preakness Stakes. Pimlico Racetrack, located in Baltimore, is also owned by a Stronach Group.

National Geographic reported according to a Jockey Club’s Equine Injury Database, 492 racehorses died in 2018.

Written by Barbara Sobel

Sources:

Fox News: 24th equine dies during Southern California racetrack

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