Santa Anita Horse Deaths

Another horse has died after suffering an injury during a race Saturday afternoon.

Santa Anita Park will host a record 10th Breeders' Cup World Championships event beginning Friday as the Arcadia racetrack facescontinuing pressure from animal rights activists over the deaths of 36 thoroughbred horses since last December.

Another racehorse was killed at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, the second horse death there this weekend and the 36th horse to die at the troubled track since Dec. 26.

A 6-year-old mare named GQ Covergirl has become the 35th horse to die at Santa Anita Park since the start of its winter/spring meeton Dec. 26.

Satchel Paige, a 3-year-old gelding, died on Saturday after suffering an injury to his left leg during the fifth race at Santa Anita, the 34th death of a horse at the track since Dec. 26.

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A 33rd horse has died at Santa Anita racetrack since December 26. 

A group of animal-rights advocates upset about the deaths of dozens of steeds at Santa Anita Race Track lost a round in courtThursday when a judge denied their request to be allowed to protest in the parking lot, walkways and gate areas of the venue that do not require a ticket.

A horse has died after racing at the Santa Anita Park Saturday afternoon. The park opened a day before for its 23-day autumn racing meet. 

Santa Anita Park will begin its 23-day autumn racing meet Friday under intense scrutiny prompted by the deaths of 31 horses at the track since late December.

Another horse has died at the Santa Anita race track. Four-year-old Zeke was euthanized after suffering an injury during training on Monday at the track.

Santa Ana police say the father of a 13-day-old baby has been arrested and faces criminal charges of child abuse after the infant's mother woke up to find her boy badly beaten.