Derby River became the 27th horse to die at California’s Santa Anita Racetrack since December 26, 2018. The horse, a 2-year-old colt became injured in a training session on the morning of June 6, 2019, while galloping according to Mike Marten, a spokesperson for the California Horse Racing Board. Ruben Gomez, a horse trainer said […]
On May 26, 2019, another horse was euthanized at Santa Anita racetrack located in Southern California. This was the 26th horse death since December 26, 2018, and the third death of a horse for trainer Hall of fame inductee Jerry Hollendorfer. There have been three deaths at Santa Anita of thoroughbreds in the past nine […]
On May 12, 2019, police in Florida received a call that a person was drowning. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the human was actually a horse who was stuck in a swimming pool. The Sheriff’s office from Palm Beach County arrived and found the horse in the swimming pool of a Lake […]