After six weeks of safe racing and training, Santa Anita had its second equine death in four days when a first-time starter pulled up during a race Sunday and was euthanized on Monday. It was the 25th death since Dec. 26.
after suffering a shoulder injury. He was an unraced 3-year-old gelding and was just galloping, much less stressful and not considered risky. The gelding was trained by Marcelo Polanco and owned by Jose Romero. He was not bought at public auction.
The Daily Racing Form, citing two track officials who would not speak publicly, reported that Polanco was asked over the weekend to vacate his stalls, where he had five horses. The DRF said Polanco was cited for training a horse on behalf of another person. It’s unknown if this is related to Commander Coil.
The two injuries are similar only in that they are very uncommon. Most catastrophic injuries to horses occur on the front legs, not the shoulder or pelvis. The track was coming off a period in which it recorded almost 7,000 timed workouts and race starts without serious incident. The track estimates that around 80,000 horses had galloped during that period.The best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond.
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