23rd horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack, two days after racing resumed
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Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Another racehorse died Sunday at California’s Santa Anita Park, raising the death toll there to 23 since Christmas, officials said.with new rules aimed at improving horse safetyThe horse that died in Sunday’s race, Arms Runner, suffered a fatal injury after colliding with another horse at a dirt crossing, park officials said in a statement.
The rash of lethal accidents at Santa Anita, about 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles, began in late December.Officials have said they weren’t sure why so many horses were breaking down. Rules regulating the use of whips and medication were introduced earlier this month. The advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which has called for a criminal investigation of Santa Anita’s trainers, called the new rules a “watershed moment” and urged other race tracks to adopt similar guidelines.
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