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What is the horse racing industry doing to prevent catastrophic injuries? The deaths of 7 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. How common are injuries and deaths? There have been a spate of deaths in recent years, most notably 30 at Santa Anita Park in 2019. Those led to a series of safety reforms that spread nationally. Article also answers the questions, Why are horses euthanized after a limb injury? Are there treatment alternatives? What is racing doing to address injuries? Who was Barbaro and why did he matter?

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 9, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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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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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
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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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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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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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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
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Knicks Go is selected Horse of the Year in horse racing's big night at the Eclipse Awards hosted by Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36175
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2022
Pages
p. B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2022
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Awards, honors, recognitions
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Jockey John Velazquez wins four races at Santa Anita Park's opening day, with three coming on horses trained by Bob Baffert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36140
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, B1, B7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, B1, B7
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Horses and horse racing
Jockeys
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Velazquez, John
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Race horse trainer Mark Glatt's career year continues with a 3-win opener at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36609
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2023
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 29, 2023
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Glatt, Mark
Horses and horse racing
Horse trainers
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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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
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Breeders' Cup. Teen boy dies day after namesake horse wins. Cody's Wish, which won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile race at Santa Anita Park, was named after 17-year-old Cody Dorman. Cody's Wish won the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile for the second consecutive year. Cody Dorman had Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36577
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 7, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Dorman, Cody
Horses and horse racing
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Bay Area horse racing track Golden Gate Fields in San Francisco to close permanently later this year. After the Golden Gate Fields meet ends, The Stronach Group said it will focus on moving horses from the Bay Area to Arcadia, with a goal of increasing field sizes and adding a fourth day of racing to the weekly schedule at Santa Anita Park, beginning in January. See hard copy in VF. See also Arcadia Weekly, p. 28, July 20, 2023.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36506
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
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p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 17, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Golden Gate Fields
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Stronach, Belinda
Stronach Group
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Breeders' Cup-Bettors have to be picky. Tips for taking advantage of long menu of wagers Friday and Saturday at Santa Anita Park. Includes facts and figures for this year's 40th running.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36573
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2023
Pages
p. B6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2023
Pages
p. B6
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Breeders' Cup
Horses and horse racing
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No definitive cause of death found by exam of Medina Spirit, the 2021 Kentucky Derby winning horse. The necropsy results were released by California Horse Racing Board yesterday. The colt had collapsed and died after a workout on December 6, 2021 at Santa Anita Park. Necropsy reported that the horse had swollen lungs and foam in his windpipe, enlarged spleen and congestions and mild hemorrhages in other tissues that "are common in horses dying suddenly..." Trainer was Bob Baffert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36174
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2022
Pages
p. B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 12, 2022
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Deaths
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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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
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 11, 2020
Pages
p. A1, A4
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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Horse trainer Richard Mandella already has a strong head start on 2024 at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36619
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 4, 2024
Pages
p. B8
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Horses and horse racing
Mandella, Richard
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Foul weather foils New Year's Day racing at Santa Anita Park--its New Year's Day racing was canceled 5 1/2 hours before first post after a light rain fell through much of Saturday's card and intensified throughout the night and into Sunday morning (January 1).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36406
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 2, 2023
Pages
p. B2
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Rain
Weather
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Two weekends remain for 626 Night Market at Santa Anita Park. It wraps up its ninth season on September 3-5. The 626 Night Market is an evening festival of food and merchandise vendors, games and entertainment. Founded in Pasadena in 2012 by entrepreneur Jonny Hwang. After taking up residence at Santa Anita Park, it expanded to OC Fair in Costa Mesa and Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Festival did not take place in 2020 due to Coronavirus pandemic.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36022
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2021
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 25, 2021
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
626 Night Market
Hwang, Jonny
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Festivals
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Horse named Stronghold and jockey Antonio Fresu top horse named Imagination, with jockey Frankie Dettori, to win the Grade I, $750,000 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 6, at Santa Anita Park.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2024
Pages
p. B9
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2024
Pages
p. B9
Subjects
Fresu, Antonio
Dettori, Frankie
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Two articles 1. Ramon Vazquez, the jockey on race horse Practical Move, gets edge in Santa Anita Derby. 2. Bob Baffert earns win with race horse Faiza in Santa Anita Oaks race.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36468
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 9, 2023
Pages
p. B10
Subjects
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Derby
Horses and horse racing
Baffert, Bob
Vazquez, Ramon
Yakteen, Tim
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