Breeders’ Cup board agrees to keep this year’s event at Santa Anita
5 years, 6 months ago

Breeders’ Cup board agrees to keep this year’s event at Santa Anita

LA Times  

An outrider waits by the track as horses train for the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park in 2014. The Breeders’ Cup gave Santa Anita some positive news and an affirmation of its reform measures on Thursday when the board agreed to keep the event at the Arcadia track. “We feel very comfortable and have been reassured that the track is performing very safely.” This will be Santa Anita’s record 10th time hosting the event, scheduled for Nov. 1-2. The Breeders’ Cup will be conducted with the “house rules” that the Stronach Group recently instituted to improve safety measures at Santa Anita, hoping to regain public trust. “The entry process is controlled by the Breeders’ Cup, and Santa Anita has acknowledged that,” Fravel said.

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Practical Move, top Breeders’ Cup horse, dies at Santa Anita of apparent cardiac event
1 year, 2 months ago

Practical Move, top Breeders’ Cup horse, dies at Santa Anita of apparent cardiac event

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The Breeders’ Cup, horse racing’s most prestigious series of races, is finding itself in a public perception nightmare as one of its top horses died on Tuesday and the Belmont and Travers Stakes winner pulled out of the $6-million Classic. Practical Move, the Santa Anita Derby winner who was considered a favorite for the Kentucky Derby before scratching out with …

Santa Anita to host the 40th Breeders’ Cup next year
2 years, 5 months ago

Santa Anita to host the 40th Breeders’ Cup next year

LA Times  

The Breeders’ Cup will return to Santa Anita for a record 11th time on Nov. 3-4, 2023. The Breeders’ Cup, horse racing’s biggest event, has chosen Santa Anita to host its 40th anniversary Nov. 3-4, 2023. “I don’t think there is likely to be any major changes to track surfaces,” said Craig Fravel, chief executive of 1st Racing, formerly the …

Santa Anita ahead of horse racing safety curve in advance of national regulations
2 years, 7 months ago

Santa Anita ahead of horse racing safety curve in advance of national regulations

LA Times  

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rides Count Again to victory in the Grade 1, $500,000 Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita Park on Monday. Santa Anita is expected to host the Breeders’ Cup for the 11th time next year. And Golden Gate as well.” Santa Anita has seen eight horse fatalities over the last six months. “And hopefully in the next year …

Santa Anita opens Friday as prelude to Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar
3 years, 3 months ago

Santa Anita opens Friday as prelude to Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar

LA Times  

This year’s Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar is about a month away and it couldn’t have worked out better for Santa Anita. There are two other Breeders’ Cup qualifying races Saturday, the Grade 1 $300,000 Rodeo Drives stakes for fillies and mares going 1 1/4 miles on the turf and the Grade 2 $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship for horses …

How much will Santa Anita horse deaths be part of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage?
5 years, 2 months ago

How much will Santa Anita horse deaths be part of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage?

LA Times  

NBC and NBCSN will provide more than 10 hours of coverage of the Breeders’ Cup from Santa Anita this week. Jerry Bailey, the 62-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,-based Hall of Fame jockey and NBC thoroughbred analyst, can justifiably wax poetic about the surroundings and history of Santa Anita, “and that’s why I always enjoy doing it there even if it’s a …

Editorial: We are running out of ways to tell Santa Anita to stop racing
5 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: We are running out of ways to tell Santa Anita to stop racing

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On Saturday, a 4-year-old gelding named Formal Dude was euthanized after injuring itself during a race at Santa Anita Park. At that point, the California Horse Racing Board had had enough, and it took the extraordinary step of asking Santa Anita to suspend racing for the few days remaining in this season at the park. There have now been numerous …

Rise of horse deaths at Santa Anita to be investigated by district attorney
5 years, 9 months ago

Rise of horse deaths at Santa Anita to be investigated by district attorney

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Twenty-two horses have died at Santa Anita Park since Dec. 26. As Santa Anita watched its reopen date slip away because of its proposed new medication regulations, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office assigned investigators to look into the deaths of 22 horses since Dec. 26. … Until we know the horses are safe, the Santa Anita should be closed.” …

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