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Didn't Arlington have a cluster of horses going down years ago?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/us/santa-anita-park-changes/index.html

TSG said changes for the track include:
• Trainers must seek permission 24 hours in advance to "work" a horse -- a timed high-speed training exercise.
• More track veterinarians have been hired to identify at-risk horses by evaluating past performances, workout data and physical inspection.
• A new position, director of equine welfare, was created to oversee the well-being of horses and lead a new rapid response team to investigate horse injuries.
• The track will require that veterinary records follow a horse through any trainer or ownership change.
• The first 15 minutes of training after the main track opens are reserved for horses working for an officially clocked time. This should allow faster horses going at a faster pace to encounter less traffic.

- also -

PETA has called for the track to close. "The only responsible action is for the track to close right away and stop this spiral of deaths," the group said in a statement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/an ... ck-n983361

March 14, 2019, 12:43 PM CDT
By David K. Li
Another thoroughbred horse died at Santa Anita on Thursday, officials from the famed California racetrack said, bringing the total number of fatalities to 22 since Christmas.

The 3-year-old filly, Princess Lili B, trained by David Bernstein, suffered a catastrophic injury during a workout shortly before 9 a.m. and had to be put down, Santa Anita and state officials said.

The rash of deadly spills prompted officials to suspend racing at the track on March 3, and they began allowing workouts on the main track on Monday.

Among the races canceled was the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap.

While deadly accidents are a constant threat in horse racing, the number of recent fatalities stands out. There were 10 horse deaths at Santa Anita from Dec. 26 to March 5 in 2017-18, 11 in 2016-17 in that same period and 16 in 2015-16, according to data from the California Horse Racing Board.

Author:	OscarTangoEcho [ Tue Mar 05, 2019 9:00 pm ]
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https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Santa-Anita-Horse-Death-Another-21--506718921.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand Lots of big time horses still training out there.

Author:	spmack [ Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:10 pm ]
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Maybe Hollendorfer knew something was up and that's why he sent Instagrand to NYC for the Gotham. What will Baffert do with his bunch?

Author:	OscarTangoEcho [ Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:19 pm ]
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I was wondering about that but Instagrand worked there today (3/5) as did Dessman, McKinzie, and Galilean as well. I'd be working out in the parking lot instead. And most of these horses (21) going down were doing just that. Didn't Arlington have a cluster of horses going down years ago?

Author:	Walt Williams Neck [ Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:07 am ]
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The BC will be held there thru 2050

Author:	a retard [ Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:48 am ]
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OscarTangoEcho wrote: Didn't Arlington have a cluster of horses going down years ago? Yes and I recall that is what prompted them to install the polytrack.

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Author:	Rod [ Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:24 am ]
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I think the actual numbers show that synthetic tracks are not really safer than traditional dirt tracks. But obviously there's something wrong with this particular track. I suspect it will have to be rebuilt from the bottom up. Track construction and maintenance is a real science. I'm talking about some issues with a harness track now. In the mid-90s we winter trained at a place called Winter Miles in Oviedo, FL. The track was pretty good, but it was only 5/8 mile and a lot easier to maintain than a huge sweeping mile track. When they sold the property for development my partner bought a training center up in Sorrento. It's a great mile training track. But when we got there in '98 or '99 it was a little deeper than you would like. That may be fine for the bones of a young horse, but we had a rash of soft tissue injuries that winter. I still think that track ruined the most expensive yearling I ever bought, a colt named Everlasting Art. Anyway, the trackman, Ron, has done a great job on the track and the place is probably the premier training center in Florida. It looks like Hollendorfer got lucky in ducking Baffert's juice trains. That's the one silver lining here. It fucks up Baffert's campaigns.

Author:	newper [ Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:53 pm ]
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/us/santa ... index.html TSG said changes for the track include: • Trainers must seek permission 24 hours in advance to "work" a horse -- a timed high-speed training exercise. • More track veterinarians have been hired to identify at-risk horses by evaluating past performances, workout data and physical inspection. • A new position, director of equine welfare, was created to oversee the well-being of horses and lead a new rapid response team to investigate horse injuries. • The track will require that veterinary records follow a horse through any trainer or ownership change. • The first 15 minutes of training after the main track opens are reserved for horses working for an officially clocked time. This should allow faster horses going at a faster pace to encounter less traffic. - also - PETA has called for the track to close. "The only responsible action is for the track to close right away and stop this spiral of deaths," the group said in a statement.

Author:	Big Chicagoan [ Sat Mar 09, 2019 12:50 am ]
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newper wrote: https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/us/santa-anita-park-changes/index.html TSG said changes for the track include: • Trainers must seek permission 24 hours in advance to "work" a horse -- a timed high-speed training exercise. • More track veterinarians have been hired to identify at-risk horses by evaluating past performances, workout data and physical inspection. • A new position, director of equine welfare, was created to oversee the well-being of horses and lead a new rapid response team to investigate horse injuries. • The track will require that veterinary records follow a horse through any trainer or ownership change. • The first 15 minutes of training after the main track opens are reserved for horses working for an officially clocked time. This should allow faster horses going at a faster pace to encounter less traffic. - also - PETA has called for the track to close. "The only responsible action is for the track to close right away and stop this spiral of deaths," the group said in a statement. Fuck PETA.

Author:	a retard [ Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:13 pm ]
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Another one bites the dust this morning. Quote: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/an ... ck-n983361 March 14, 2019, 12:43 PM CDT By David K. Li Another thoroughbred horse died at Santa Anita on Thursday, officials from the famed California racetrack said, bringing the total number of fatalities to 22 since Christmas. The 3-year-old filly, Princess Lili B, trained by David Bernstein, suffered a catastrophic injury during a workout shortly before 9 a.m. and had to be put down, Santa Anita and state officials said. The rash of deadly spills prompted officials to suspend racing at the track on March 3, and they began allowing workouts on the main track on Monday. Among the races canceled was the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap. While deadly accidents are a constant threat in horse racing, the number of recent fatalities stands out. There were 10 horse deaths at Santa Anita from Dec. 26 to March 5 in 2017-18, 11 in 2016-17 in that same period and 16 in 2015-16, according to data from the California Horse Racing Board.

Author:	OscarTangoEcho [ Thu Mar 14, 2019 3:00 pm ]
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This does not look good, particularly the human involvement of how that colony trains. I've seen Drayden Van Dyke, a pretty good jock out there, say on twitter "not the surface. the quality of horses" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/06/sports/santa-anita.html

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