A 4-year-old colt with five first-place finishes in 14 career races has died at Santa Anita Park, the track's second racehorse death in two days and third in the last six days, state horse racing officials confirmed Sunday.
"He was a really coolThe colt had won three of his four races this year, all at Santa Anita.
Barraza's death came one day after the 4-year-old filly Pray for My Owner suffered a "sudden death" immediately following Friday's seventh race at theOn Monday, the 4-year-old filly Speedcuber was euthanized. She had been injured near the eighth pole in the seventh race two days earlier. "There had been hope for saving this filly but euthanasia became necessary," Marten told City News Service.Track officials have noted that the number of fatalities in 2022 are a sharp dropoff from 2019, when 42 horses died at the facility, sparking widespread debate about safety issues at the track and about horse-racing in general. The uproar led to procedural and veterinary oversight changes at the park.
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