Category: horse deaths

Horse Dies at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby Day

ARCADIA, Calif.—A 4-year-old filly died after suffering a racing injury at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby day, state horse racing officials have confirmed. Speedcuber was injured near the eighth pole in the seventh race on May 7 and was vanned off. Her death was confirmed on May 9 by the California Horse Racing Board….


Horse Dies After Training Injury at Santa Anita Park

ARCADIA, Calif.—A 3-year-old filly died on April 25 after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park. Magnolia suffered what was described as a “musculoskeletal” injury and was euthanized, according to the California Horse Racing Board and the track. The fatally was the fourth at Santa Anita Park since the beginning of the year, according…


Los Alamitos Race Takes Safety Steps Following Recent Horse Deaths

CYPRESS, Calif.—Following a spate of deaths of four horses in an 11-day span, Los Alamitos Race Course has taken a series of steps aimed at improving safety, including a consultation with a racing-surface expert to review the track, the California Horse Racing Board announced on March 24. The most recent death at the track occurred on…


Horse Killed After Suffering Injury at Los Alamitos Race

CYPRESS—A 4-year-old gelding has been killed after suffering an injury while racing at Los Alamitos Race Course, state horse racing officials told City News Service Jan. 9. Big Fabuloso—whose 15 career starts and two first-place finishes were all at Los Alamitos—required euthanasia after he was vanned off following the injury in Saturday’s sixth race, according to Mike Marten, spokesman for…


2nd Horse Injured at Los Alamitos Race Dies

CYPRESS, Calif.—The second of two horses vanned off with injuries in the same race at Los Alamitos on Sunday has died, state officials confirmed Dec. 2. Not This World, a two-year-old filly with 10 starts and one first-place finish, was injured during Sunday’s seventh race, in which Conchita, another two-year-old filly with four starts and one first-place…


Two Horses Die in Training at Los Alamitos Ahead of License Discussion

CYPRESS (CNS)—State regulators will renew their discussion on extending an operating license for Los Alamitos Race Course Jan. 21, a few days after two horses died while training at the Cypress track. According to the California Horse Racing Board’s website, Don’t Stop Looking, a 3-year-old filly, and Noor Khan, a 4-year-old mare, died Jan. 17….