They killed another horse in Santa Anita

Two days after the reopening of the Santa Anita racecourse following a stop in order to allow the track operators to investigate why so many horses were injured and euthanized, another horse was wounded and euthanized. Arms Dealer, a 5 year old horse, fell to the ground and broke his right leg yesterday during a race. His injury was "catastrophic" and he was euthanized shortly thereafter.

The arms dealer is the 23rd horse to die in the last three months in Santa Anita. The runway was closed on March 5 as a result of the announcement of the death of 21 horses in the space of two months and, although no one could understand why the horses were still dying, the surface of the track was apparently not the main problem. The track was reopened for training on March 11 and three days later, Princess Lili B fell, broke her two legs before and was then euthanized.

Following the 22nd death of the track, officials announced the ban on several drugs that were consumed the same day and also took other measures to protect horses on race days. Last weekend was the first official action in the race since the initial stop, a month ago, and Arms Dealer fell after dozens of successful races on the track throughout the weekend . Of LA Times:

The accident occurred on a single grass field, which starts at the top of a hill, includes a slight bend to the right and at the bottom of the road, an 80-foot road crossing the track before returning to the grass. Arms Runner was a few steps from his back in the grass when he fell.

Although 23 horses have died since Christmas, runway operators still do not know why Santa Anita is so deadly. The track is expected to reopen for training today and will host races again this weekend, including the Santa Anita Derby, which has a $ 1,000,000 purse.

[[[[LA Times]