Horse Racing 2019 Year in Review

JANUARY With 10 horses suffering catastrophic injuries in January 2019 at celebrated Santa Anita Park in California, horse racing got off to an unusually bad start. Over the course of the year, horse deaths became the prevailing national horse racing story, culminating with the death of Mongolian Groom in the Breeders’ Cup Classic on November…

Two horses die in same race at Saratoga

The New York Daily News reports: SARATOGA SPRINGS — At the end of trainer Charlie LoPresti’s barn sits an empty stall. It was occupied by a healthy 5-year-old gelding named Kris Royal until Sunday. The horse was euthanized after fracturing his left front leg during the running of the ninth race over the turf course.…