Santa Anita Park to resume live racing starting May 15

Santa Anita Park has received approval from the Los Angeles County Health Department to resume safe live racing beginning Friday, May 15 track officials said.

Colt dies at Santa Anita after training incident

Last Renegade, an unraced 2-year old colt, became the 13th racehorse to die in racing or training-related incidents at Santa Anita this season when he died in a training incident on Friday.

Ninth horse dies at Santa Anita since December 26

A 5-year-old gelding named Chosen Vessel has become the ninth horse to die since the racing season at Santa Anita Park began Dec.26, 2019 according to officials at the race track in Arcadia.

Funeral home accused of lying to family of 93-year-old woman whose body was in stolen hearse

A funeral home is accused of lying to the family of a woman whose body was inside a casket in the back of a hearse that was stolen from outside of a church. The hearse was involved in a short pursuit before it crashed on the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles Thursday morning.

Silver alert issued for man who is missing for second time in two days

A 70-year-old Arcadia man with a medical condition requiring daily medication went missing on Monday for the second time in two days, prompting the California Highway Patrol to issue a silver alert.   

Third horse dies this weekend at Santa Anita Park

Three horses have died in three days at Santa Anita Park while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing.

Two horses die within two days at Santa Anita Park

Another racehorse died today after breaking an ankle at Santa Anita Park, one day after a 5-year-old gelding was euthanized afterfracturing his right front ankle at the Arcadia track.

Gelding euthanized after injury at Santa Anita Park; 40th horse death reported

A 5-year-old gelding has been euthanized after fracturing his right front ankle in a race at Santa Anita Park, the 40th horsedeath at the Arcadia track since December 2018.

Protest planned after horse dies at Santa Anita racetrack on New Year’s Day

The activist group Horseracing Wrongs plans to conduct a vigil for fallen horses and a demonstration against horse racing Saturday morning outside Santa Anita Park in response to the latest horse death at the track.

Horse dies during training at Santa Anita, just days before opening day

Santa Anita's opening weekend reportedly was marred by the death of another racehorse -- though the latest fatality happened on Thursday, two days before Saturday's rescheduled opening day.

Santa Anita Park begins winter racing season amid protest

Santa Anita Park's latest racing season has begun amid criticism by animal-rights activists about the deaths of 37 horses at the Arcadia track within the past year.

Santa Anita Park postpones opening day until Saturday due to rain

With rain in the forecast for much of next week, Santa Anita Park postponed Thursday's scheduled opening of its winter-spring meet by two days.

L.A. prosecutors find no criminal liability in horse deaths at Santa Anita

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office made a series of recommendations aimed at improving safety at Californiarace tracks, but concluded there was no criminal wrongdoing connected to the deaths of dozens of horses over the past year at Santa Anita Park.

Amid heightened scrutiny, Santa Anita hosts record 10th Breeders' Cup

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.

Troubled Santa Anita sees 36th racehorse death, second of weekend

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.

Horse euthanized after sustaining injury while training at Santa Anita Park

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.

Another horse euthanized at Santa Anita Park; 34th since December

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.