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Horse racing deaths report delayed. California Horse Racing Board (CHRB), the state regulatory board, aims for January 15 release of investigation of Santa Anita Park incidents. The report was supposed to become public before the end of the year. Several new policies and safety regulations were introduced the past year as a result of a public outcry over the horse deaths at Santa Anita. The state is doing more drug testing, more pre-race exams, improving medical record keeping, pushing for new technology. Santa Anita Park installed a PET Scan machine to help identify pre-existing conditions in the fetlock area of a horse. To date, 37 horses have died at Santa Anita Park since December 2018. Despite the deaths, the equine medical director Rick Arthur stressed that the number of fatalities in California is actually decreasing, saying there have been 58 deaths at race tracks across the state in 2019, compared to 67 deaths in 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35615
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 13, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A5
Subjects
Arthur, Rick
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Euthanasia
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Santa Anita Park is approved by Los Angeles County Health Department to resume tomorrow. Live racing to come back without fans, ith strict safety protocols to prevent spread of COVID-19.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35755
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 14, 2020
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Coronavirus-COVID-19
Diseases
Epidemics
Horses and horse racing
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Pandemics
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Viruses
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Two more horses die after injuries at Santa Anita Park. Jockey Joe Bravo was hospitalized after a tumble on horse Decorated My Life. Decorated My Life and Merit Song are the names of the horses euthanized. Six animals in all have been euthanized this year at the racetrack where twelve died last year. Santa Anita Park officials have said they've made major improvements in horse safety after 2019, when forty-two horses died at the track.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36426
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 14, 2023
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Bravo, Joe
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
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Newspaper Index
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Hosre racing: deadly stakes. Santa Anita Park had 30 horse deaths this season. Jeff Goertzen looks at history of deaths at Santa Anita Park from 2008 to 2019 and explains possible reasons. With illustrations.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35540
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2019
Pages
p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 30, 2019
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Euthanasia
Goertzen, Jeff
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
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Newspaper Index
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The California Horse Racing Board is conducting a study on the effects of synthetic tracks on racing injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31364
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board
Horses and horse racing
Pro-Ride synthetic track
Safety
Item ID
31559AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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District Attorney Jackie Lacey finds no crime or wrongdoing in horse deaths. Prosecutor says there is no evidence owners, jockeys or trainers knowingly raced injured animals at Santa Anita Park over the past year. Since July 2018, 56 horses have died at Arcadia race track. Of those, 34 died while running on Santa Anita's main dirt track. Santa Anita Park averages about 2.04 deaths per 1000 racing starts, according to the Jockey Club. The national average in 2018 was 1.68 deaths per 1000 starts. The District Attorney's report includes 27 recommended changes to improve safety and reduce fatalities. See also same story at Arcadia Weekly, p. 2, December 26, 2019.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35619
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 20, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Lacey, Jackie
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park: horses must get OK of veterinarian team to race. This is a joint effort between the California Horse Racing Board and Santa Anita Park to enhance safety measures and reviews to further protect horses. Twenty-nine horses have died at Santa Anita Park since December 26.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35527
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Newsom, Gavin (Governor of California)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park. No horse injuries but fewer fans in stands. On Santa Anita Derby Day, the track attendance was 30,713, the third smallest in the past 75 runnings of the Santa Anita Derby, about 5,000 below the recent average. Spate of equine deaths might have taken toll on attendance. Jockey Mike Smith (pictured) celebrates after riding Roadster to victory in the Santa Anita Derby. Animal welfare protesters were present, and attendance was down, but no racing injuries were reported.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35412
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A13
Subjects
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Smith, Mike (jockey)
Item ID
35605AN
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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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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park race track rejects request from state regulator California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) to cancel its last six days of racing this season, in the wake of two more horse deaths over weekend.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35524
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 10, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Horses and horse racing
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Arcadia. Is horse racing addicted to drugs? Medication use is widespread, and critics say it contributes to deaths like those at Santa Anita Park. Half of the three dozen horses that died at Santa Anita Park in the 12 months before the current meet were on at least one anti-inflammatory medication, a major focal point in the investigation into equine deaths at the racetrack. Critics argue overuse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, or NSAIDs, masks the injuries of horses and increases the chances of a fatal breakdown. The California Horse Racing Board’s research indicates 90% of breaks stem from preexisting injuries. Animal rights organizations say these medications likely contributed to the deaths of 23 horses at Santa Anita Park since the season began December 26, 2018.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35422
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 14, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A7
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Henry, Jason
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
35614AN
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Senator Dianne Feinstein joins call to end racing meet at Santa Anita Park. She demands suspension after two more horses die, racing total to 29 deaths.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35525
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A7
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 11, 2019
Pages
p. A3, A7
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Feinstein, Dianne
Horses and horse racing
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
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Santa Anita Park attacks fatal toll through technology. It is the first race track to use the Mile-Pet scanner, developed by the veterinary medicine department at UC Davis. Its purpose is to find things inside a horse's legs and ankles that will cause a problem. It will not eliminate tragic outcomes on the race track but the hope is it will improve safety, keeping unfit horses in the barn and reduce the horse death toll.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35617
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2019
Pages
p. B1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 27, 2019
Pages
p. B1
Subjects
Benson, Dionne, Dr.
Horses and horse racing
Euthanasia
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Whicker, Mark
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2 articles. 1. Racing returns at Santa Anita. The historic Santa Anita racetrack reopened Friday for racing amid concerns for horse safety and the future of the track and the industry. There were no deaths in eight races Friday, which had been closed for racing since March 5. 2. Back in the saddle: racing resumes without incident after 26-day closure.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35393
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2019
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 30, 2019
Pages
p. A1, B1, B10
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Cohen, Jay
Horses and horse racing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Ritvo, Tim
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Stronach Group
Item ID
35584AN
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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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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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Newspaper Index
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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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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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Newspaper Index
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Legislation. In the wake of 23 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, California legislators are pushing for a new bill that targets racetrack oversight. It would allow state to suspend a venue’s license over safety concerns. Senator Bill Dodd, Democrat-Napa, and Assemblyman Adam Gray, Democrat-Merced, introduced the legislation and announced plans to have a joint oversight hearing on horse racing safety in the next month.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35420
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A11
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 12, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A11
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
Henry, Jason
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Item ID
35612AN
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Newspaper Index
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Santa Anita Park: think of human toll if track closes. Workers gather at rally to warn about how shutting down horse racing permanently over the twenty-nine horse deaths would impact thousands of employees. Reforms have been instituted at Santa Anita Park, including stricter rules for medications and more thorough examinations, but horse deaths are inevitable in horse racing. Rally calls for compassion for track employees too, whose livelihoods will be affected by a closure. They are an already vulnerable population.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35528
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 21, 2019
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Euthanasia
Guillermo, Kathy
Horses and horse racing
Lopez, Dagoberto
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Santa Anita Park-2011-2020
Santa Anita Park employees
Stronach Group
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Is the Triple Crown horse racing's toughest feat? No horse has captured racing's Triple Crown since Affirmed did in 1978. Today, race horse American Pharoah (not spelled Pharaoh) will attempt to become the first horse and 37 years to sweep the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness and the Belmont. In photo trainer Bob Baffert and American Pharoah.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34191
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2015
Pages
p. B1, B8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 6, 2015
Pages
p. B1, B8
Subjects
Baffert, Bob
Espinoza, Victor (jockey)
Triple Crown
Item ID
34385AN
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Newspaper Index
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Frank Stronach, chairman of MI Developments Inc. (MID), the owner of Santa Anita Park, will reveal a plan for Santa Anita Park on Wednesday to horse owners and trainers and he plans to address the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB). He did not discuss details but his plan aims to revitalize the ailing horse racing industry.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32139
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 17, 2010
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
California Horse Racing Board (CHRB)
Horses and horse racing
MI Developments (MID)
Santa Anita Park-2001-2010
Stronach, Frank
Item ID
32336AN
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Newspaper Index
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