She had been raced 27 times Another racehorse has been killed at Los Alamitos Race Course, the track’s 18th horse fatality of the year. Javelina Cantina, a 5-year-old mare with 27 races and one first-place finish in her career, suffered a “sudden death” after finishing fifth in a six-horse field in Saturday’s 10th race, the… Continue reading 5-yr-old mare collapses, dies at Los Alamitos
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Racehorse collapses, dies after 4th-place finish at Los Alamitos
HEY SOCAL | by City News Service Inc. Another horse has died [was killed] in a racing accident at Los Alamitos Race Course, State horse racing officials have confirmed. Smokin Hot Fire was a 2-year-old gelding with five career races [emphasis added] and collapsed after crossing the finish line in fourth place at the end of… Continue reading Racehorse collapses, dies after 4th-place finish at Los Alamitos
Colt dies as racehorse fatalities mount up at Los Alamitos
CBS News reports the following on July 26, 2022: Another horse has died in a training accident at Los Alamitos, state horse racing officials announced. Rapacious, who died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, was an unraced 2-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert, according to the California Horse Racing Board. Rapacious is the tenth racehorse to die… Continue reading Colt dies as racehorse fatalities mount up at Los Alamitos
Officials worked secretly to clear Bob Baffert’s Justify during his 2018 Triple Crown run, records show
By Gus Garcia-Roberts | Washington Post | Los Angeles | June 29, 2021 | 5:04 p.m. EDT In 2018, as star trainer Bob Baffert led his thoroughbred Justify to the Triple Crown, California regulators embarked on a secret effort to exonerate Baffert after the horse’s positive test for a banned substance, according to confidential records obtained… Continue reading Officials worked secretly to clear Bob Baffert’s Justify during his 2018 Triple Crown run, records show
CHRB Conference Call Meeting
VIA NEWS RELEASE. The California Horse Racing Board will conduct a teleconference meeting 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16. Consistent with Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, the meeting will be teleconference only. No physical location will be provided. The public may participate in either of two ways. The webcast audio link on the CHRB website will continue… Continue reading CHRB Conference Call Meeting
California Horse Racing Board will not suspend Baffert’s license without due process
PAULICK REPORT PRESS RELEASE | 5/24/21 — The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is aware of the situation surrounding Bob Baffert and the alleged positive relative to the Kentucky Derby. Racetracks in Kentucky and New York have temporarily precluded Mr. Baffert from entering horses and/or using stalls. To date, the regulatory bodies in those two… Continue reading California Horse Racing Board will not suspend Baffert’s license without due process
Racing board seeks DQ of Justify in Santa Anita Derby
YAHOO! SPORTS reports: LOS ANGELES — The California Horse Racing Board has voted to proceed with a complaint seeking the disqualification of Justify from his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby based on laboratory findings that show his post-race sample tested positive for scopolamine. The racing board won’t file a complaint against Hall of… Continue reading Racing board seeks DQ of Justify in Santa Anita Derby
Another horse injured, killed at Los Alamitos
PEEK IT UP, a 3-year-old quarter horse filly, died after suffering an injury in Saturday’s eighth race at Los Alamitos, becoming the 23rd horse to die in a racing or training injury at the Cypress track this year. Video of the race shows the horse running fast on the outside when she appears to injure… Continue reading Another horse injured, killed at Los Alamitos
CHRB agree to investigate Justify scopolamine issue to settle lawsuit
Mick Ruis announced on July 24, 2020, that he has reached an agreement in principle with the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) regarding a settlement of pending litigation in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The preliminary agreement is intended to resolve claims against the CHRB for failure to hold a purse disqualification hearing related to… Continue reading CHRB agree to investigate Justify scopolamine issue to settle lawsuit
Los Alamitos gets green light to continue
The Associated Press reports: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Alamitos is off probation with the California Horse Racing Board approving its plan to address injuries and deaths at the Orange County track. The board voted 6-0 remotely on Monday to allow Los Alamitos to continue operating. It had been on a 10-day probation and under… Continue reading Los Alamitos gets green light to continue