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Racing leaders in California, under the guise of the Horse Power Coalition, funded a survey about the impact of horses on the state economy. The survey was sent out shortly after it was announced ...
A lawsuit filed by former Santa Anita public relations director Mike Willman accuses track executives of lying during the 2019 horse fatality crisis.
Five more horses have died at a barn at Los Alamitos, bringing the total to 12 deaths as a result of an outbreak of equine infectious anemia.
Jumps racing has long been steeped in controversy due to its high mortality rate. This brand of racing requires Thoroughbred horses to leap over a succession of fences and are generally run over longer distances. There are both hurdles (generally shorter with lower obstacles), and steeplechases (generally longer with higher obstacles).
People who have died as a result of injuries sustained while participating in, training for, or spectating sporting events in California Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sports deaths in California .
Horse racing once again in the spotlight as Saratoga Race Course has exceedingly high number of fatalities since meet opened on July 13.
Emily Davison, English suffragette, threw herself in front of the King's horse at the Derby in 1913 and was trampled to death. Enguerrand III, Lord of Coucy (c. 1182–1242), fell from his horse onto his sword and died. Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 9 September 1488), from a horse riding accident.
The closure of Golden Gate Fields is just one problem California horse racing faces. Non-competitive purses and a sinking foal crop paint a tough picture. California horse racing is at a crossroads.