A 5-year-old horse was euthanized Saturday at Santa Anita Park, bringing the number of horses to die in 2020 at the California racetrack to three. On Friday, a 6-year-old horse was euthanized for the same reason.
The horse Uncontainable fractured its right front ankle on the turf course, Santa Anita Park officials posted on the track's website. The horse was euthanized"per recommendation" of a veterinarian.On Friday, a 6-year-old horse named Harliss was euthanized for the same reason. "Santa Anita remains committed to transparency," Santa Anita Park told CNN in a statement after the second death.
Read MoreSanta Anita is one of the largest equine training facilities in the country, housing 2,000 horses, according to the park. Nearly 40 horses have died at the track in Arcadia, northeast of Los Angeles, since December 2018, and officials briefly halted racing last year over concerns about the number of deaths.Since its reopening, Santa Anita has made a number of changes in the name of horse safety, including restricting steroids, anti-inflammatory drugs and race-day medications.
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