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Santa Anita Park: no crimes in horse deaths report says. California Horse Racing Board's yearlong investigation into deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita Park has determined there were no violations of animal welfare laws and no evidence of illegal medications, but exams possibly were compromised by anti-inflammatory medications. All but two of the horses that died between December 30, 2018 and March 31, 2019 appeared to have preexisting injuries caused by high-intensity racing and training. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. said the report makes it clear that transparency is needed in the sport. She has called for the passage of the Horseracing Integrity Act, a bill that would establish a national anti-doping authority for the country.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35653
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Feinstein, Dianne
Henry, Jason
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Third horse in three days dies at Santa Anita Park, while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing. The race horses were named Tikkun Olam, Uncontainable, and Harliss. The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) was given authority, in legislation backed by Governor Gavin Newsom, to suspend racing. Officials at Santa Anita Park released a statement reaffirming their commitment to horse safety. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 1, January 23, 2020.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35640
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2020
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Lacey, Jackie
Newsom, Gavin
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse racing regulations lead to fewer equine deaths. Fatalities in California have been cut in half in 2 years and plummeted to the lowest levels since 1990 as a result of reforms implemented after dozens of death at Santa Anita Park in 2019. The reforms in the last two years include strict limitations on use of whips by jockey, a prohibition on most medications before races, installation of new imaging technologies to catch injuries sooner, more opportunities for veterinarians and stewards to sideline horses and a mandatory requirement for trainers to participate in the postmortem.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36198
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2022
Pages
p. A1, A10
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rebuffs Santa Anita Park, gives Pleasonton thumbs up. Tensions had risen when Craig Fravel, executive vice chairman of 1/ST Racing, which runs Santa Anita Park for the Stronach Group, said in a letter to CHRB members that the Arcadia track might close if Southern California interests don't receive more simulcast wagering revenue, which would have happened if Northern California was denied a major meet.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36656
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 22, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
1/ST Racing
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Fravel, Craig
Horses and horse racing
Pleasonton Fairgrounds Racetrack
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Fourth horse dies, from training injury during Santa Anita Park's fall season. The horse was a 4 year-old filly named Star of Africa. She was owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trained by Patrick Gallagher.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36096
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 2021
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 4, 2021
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36212
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 2, 2022
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horse trainers
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park struggles with additional equine deaths. Three deaths in as many days prompt congressional concerns.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35684
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 23, 2020
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park modifiest rack after horse deaths. It is the first significant change in 67 years. Horses running 6 and 6 1/2 furlongs will instead start on a new turf chute under construction at the racetrack's northeast corner, near the Gate 5 entrance. Santa Anita Park will host a short meet September 19-October 25, still without spectators due to the coronavirus. The racing board delayed the start of the meet to give the horses time to rest and to ensure its COVID-19 protocols were in place. County officials recorded 38 coronavirus cases at Santa Anita Park by the end of its previous meet in June.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35795
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Moore, Dennis
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Vella-Gregory, Jodie
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Horse euthanized two days before new season starts at Santa Anita Park. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old gelding died during a period when the track was closed to workouts but open for jogging and galloping. The horse broke its left front leg on the training track, which is considered the safest surface. This is the 38th horse to die at the track since December 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35630
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 2, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Horse Racing Supporters Call for Santa Anita Park to Open amid COVID-19. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the L.A. County health department are reviewing a proposal from Santa Anita Park to resume "spectator-less" live racing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35707
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 30, 2020
Pages
p. 2
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park workers rally, seeking return of horse racing. More than 50 backstretch workers at Santa Anita Park rallied outside Board of Supervisors offices in downtown Los Angeles to request county support for a proposal to resume live horse racing. They argue they are onsite daily already caring for horses stabled at the racetrack and there would be little additional risk to host racing without spectators.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35753
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park officials hail dramatic drop in horse fatalities. Officials called the safety record a 62.5% improvement over the previous year and 74% improvement since spring of 2019, when 42 horses died, sparking debate about safety issues at the track and about horse racing in general.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36269
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 23, 2022
Pages
p. 10
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Moore, Dennis
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Thoroughbred horse owner George Sharp has filed a lawsuit against Santa Anita Park saying his horse League of Shadows would have won race if veterinarin had not removed it. Sharp wants at least $90,000 in damages--the winner's share of the $150,000 purse because he believes his horse was likely to win. Sharp alleges the racetrack's owner Stronach Group has created a "culture of hysteria in the horse community by implementing ad-hoc and ever changing rules" in response to more than 40 equine deaths since December 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 19, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Lawsuits
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Sharp, George
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park ready to open 84th winter-spring meet with new turf course. The new turf chute will accommodate sprints up to 6 1/2 furlongs. Nate Newby is the new General Manager, who began as an intern in 2002. COVID-19 repercussions make it difficult to run the track but there have been no fatalities over Santa Anita's main track during afternoon racing in 2020, following a disastrous 2019, when 37 horses had to be euthanized.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35870
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 24, 2020
Pages
p.B6
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita meet opens: no fans but record betting. Santa Anita park began its 84th winter-spring meet yesterday with no audience, but had a record-breaking opening day in betting handle, as $23,003,159 was wagered on the 11-race card. The old record of $20,491,016 was set in 2018. First-year General Manager Nate Newby hopes fans will be allowed back soon. Until such time only essential personnel and horses' owners are allowed to attend races.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35872
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2020
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2020
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Newby, Nate
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park, other Stronach tracks to race horses without fans, through the end of March, due to the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35654
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2020
Pages
p. B9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 13, 2020
Pages
p. B9
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Stuck in the backstretch. At Santa Anita Park racetrack, coronavirus cuts off horse caretakers from the outside world More than 750 backstretch workers at Santa Anita Park now live and work in isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They sleep in worn dormitories, sometimes in pairs, tucked among the barns. New restrictions bar visitors. There is a sense of anxiety in the community about the novel Coronavirus and the future of their jobs. No cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus have been reported at Santa Anita Park, which ceased racing last month, but there isn't any proactive testing either. The worries have to do with the track being shut down, or trainers moving to other states and these workers having nowhere to work or stay. If they lose their jobs, they lose their medical benefits and will be struggling.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35749
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Gonzalez, Rafael
Henry, Jason
Horses and horse racing
Lopez, Jayro
Martinez, Erick
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sounds of silence. Santa Anita Park like an old west ghost town as horses race without fans. No fans in attendance at the races yesterday due to the coronavirus COVID-19. Only media, owners, trainers, and essential personnel were in attendance. By Art Wilson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35683
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2020
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 15, 2020
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Wilson, Art
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Newspaper Index
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Breeders' Cup. Horse named Practical Move dies after gallop at Santa Anita Park. A short time later race horse Arcangelo dropped out of the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36575
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 1, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
Mandella, Richard
Yakteen, Tim
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park postpones opening day to September 25 due to Bobcat Fire impacting air quality. Smoke from the fire is causing poor air quality.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35846
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 17, 2020
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Butler, Aidan
Fires
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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