Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey on Tuesday announced the creation of a task force that will investigate conditions at Santa Anita Park after 23 horses died at the racetrack over a three-month period.
Horses run on the turf course at Santa Anita Park last month. The Los Angeles County district attorney on Tuesday announced the creation of a task force to investigate the rise in horse deaths at the racetrack.
The task force will include deputy district attorneys and law enforcement officials within the D.A.’s office whose goal will be to determine “whether unlawful conduct or conditions affected the welfare and safety of horses” at the park, Lacey said.Arms Runner was euthanized after falling on the dirt track crossover in a 6½-furlong race on the hillside turf course and breaking his right front leg.
Ten of the horse deaths have occurred during training on the main dirt track. There have been seven deaths during or after races on the dirt. Even though the latest death occurred on dirt, it will be categorized as a turf, or grass, fatality.as violations of California animal cruelty laws. In a three-page letter to Lacey, the animal rights group cited historical data but nothing specific about the current string of deaths.
“We welcome an investigation,” Alan Balch, executive director of the California Thoroughbred Trainers, said last month. “It’s long past the time that these unfounded accusations be proven wrong and that everyone realize that our trainers’ first concern is always for their horses.”A roundup of the stories shaping California.
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