Santa Anita suffered its third horse death in three days when a freak accident occurred during morning training on Sunday. So far, Santa Anita has had five deaths since Dec. 26, the scheduled start of the season. Six horses died at Santa Anita through this date last year and 30 horses died overall during the winter-spring meeting. On Friday, Harliss, a 6-year-old gelding, suffered a broken ankle after running in a race. There is also the possibility that an amendment could be placed on the California ballot that could outlaw horse racing in the state.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 20, 2020 02:17 UTC