California's famed Santa Anita Park faced fresh scrutiny on Monday after three horses died over the weekend at the racetrack. Santa Anita officials confirmed that a four-year-old gelding which had been training at the track on Sunday had been euthanised after suffering undisclosed injuries in an
Los Angeles - California's famed Santa Anita Park faced fresh scrutiny on Monday after three horses died over the weekend at the racetrack.
The latest deaths angered animal rights activists, who once again called for state authorities to suspend horse racing until tougher safety regulations have been implemented. "There is no sense in the board allowing racing and deaths to continue until it enacts all its own pending regulations and acts on the recommendations of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. If it takes the closure of a track to stop the deaths, then close the track."
Last year, an investigation by Los Angeles prosecutors into the deaths at Santa Anita racetrack found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing or animal cruelty.
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