HORSE RACING - Santa Anita Park

NOTE:  I lived in a town next door to where the Santa Anita Race Track is located from the '50 through the late '60 when I was young.

"Spike in horse fatalities at Santa Anita Park casts shadow over racing industry" PBS NewsHour 3/7/2019

Excerpt

SUMMARY:  Santa Anita Park is one of the country’s most famous and storied horse racing venues, and this weekend it was due to host a major prep contest for May’s Kentucky Derby.  But a spike in deaths among horses training there -- 21 have died since December 26 -- has prompted the track to close for testing, amid rising alarm from critics who fear the sport is too grueling to begin with.  John Yang reports.