Horse Racing Notebook: 3 Horse Deaths in One Night Shine Light on Los Alamitos

Horse racing notebook: 3 horse deaths in one night shine light on Los Alamitos

Evidence of improved safety over the years does horse racing little good after nights like last Sunday, when three quarter horses sustained fatal injuries at Los Alamitos, the incidents occurring in three separate dashes in a 90-minute span. The horses were were 2-year-olds competing in 400-yard trials for the Dec. 14 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity: The winless filly B Ratifyed was hurt while finishing eighth in race 5. The winless gelding Ba…

Horse racing notebook: 3 horse deaths in one night shine light on Los Alamitos

Evidence of improved safety over the years does horse racing little good after nights like last Sunday, when three quarter horses sustained fatal injuries at Los Alamitos, the incidents occurring in three separate dashes in a 90-minute span. The horses were were 2-year-olds competing in 400-yard trials for the Dec. 14 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity: The winless filly B Ratifyed was hurt while finishing eighth in race 5. The winless gelding Ba…

Los Alamitos Agrees to Comply with Racing Board Reforms

Officials at Los Alamitos Race Course say they will comply with every reform laid out by the California Horse Racing Board to avoid having their license suspended following the deaths of three horses on Sunday. The CHRB sent a letter to the track’s owners Tuesday demanding “significant changes to its safety program” or the board would call an emergency meeting to possibly suspend its license. “The CHRB (both staff and Commissioners) are profound…