Santa Anita Park to remain open after three more horses die

LOS ANGELES — Santa Anita Park will continue with its race schedule, rejecting a request from state regulators to close even as the deaths of three more horses were reported in the last five days., a leading thoroughbred racing industry journal, and The Associated Press reported Sunday that a horse sustained a fractured pelvis during a race on Saturday and was later euthanized. Then, on Sunday, another collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack during a turf race.

After the first death of the weekend on Saturday, the California Horse Racing Board, or CHRB, said in a statement that it"recommended to Santa Anita management that they suspend racing for the seven remaining race days but that they allow horses to continue to train during that period." In a statement Sunday night, the Stronach Group, the owner of Santa Anita Park, confirmed that the track would remain open"to see these reforms through," a reference to a series of changes the track has made since December,the administration of most drugs and the use of whips during races except for safety reasons.

Why is the state asking? Close the damn track and all tracks.

This whole industry needs to go! How is PETA not all over this

Shut this death trap down There is greed at the foot of all the death, senseless death. PETA, where are you? Where is the voice for these voiceless creatures?

Move the park to the Dominican Republic

Oh, I see: NBC -- the network dedicated to glamorizing this 'Sport of Kings' with its exclusive Triple Crown coverage -- is now having its anchors do their Mr. Frowny Faces because the REALITY of thousands of horse racing deaths can no longer be hidden. No Bloodsport Coverage!

Proofreading is wise.

Boycott the track until they fix this. Otherwise force the closedown!

Just sickening. Shut. It. Down!!!

😡😡😡😡😡

That is just wrong. Patrons, gambling habits aside, need to boycott starting yesterday!!!

This place needs to be burned to the ground.

This isn’t sport, this is abuse and it’s sick. Please stop killing horses.

This is so selfish of them. They need to close down and figure out why so many horses are dying

People need to stop putting their horses in danger and boycott this deathtrap!

They reject the request? Shut the place down! Horrific abuse!!!

It's a shame when money trumps the protection of animals.

The show must go on. They don’t care about these horses, they just want money

Fuckin... Do they even race horses there anymore, or is it just competitive euthanasia?

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