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Ya son 30 caballos muertos en Santa Anita Park desde diciembre de 2018

Race horses are seen during their morning workout at Santa Anita Park racetrack on June 15, 2019 in Arcadia, California. Following criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a call by the California Horse Racing Board for the owners to shut down racing for the rest of its meet due to of horse fatalities, track owners have agreed to implement a "safety review team" of five independent veterinarians to evaluate all horses prior to the remaining races at the track. If just one member of the team questions the fitness of a horse, that horse will not be permitted to race. A total of 29 horses have died at the Santa Anita Park since the season began in December. More than 60 horses have reportedly perished at the track since the start of 2018.

Race horses are seen during their morning workout at Santa Anita Park racetrack on June 15, 2019 in Arcadia, California. Following criticism from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and a call by the California Horse Racing Board for the owners to shut down racing for the rest of its meet due to of horse fatalities, track owners have agreed to implement a “safety review team” of five independent veterinarians to evaluate all horses prior to the remaining races at the track. If just one member of the team questions the fitness of a horse, that horse will not be permitted to race. A total of 29 horses have died at the Santa Anita Park since the season began in December. More than 60 horses have reportedly perished at the track since the start of 2018.

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El caballo número 30 murió el sábado en el Santa Anita Park desde el 26 de diciembre de 2018.

Según el portavoz del California Horse Racing Board, Mike Marten, el caballo American Currency de cuatro años sufrió una lesión letal mientras se ejercitaba en la pista principal y fue sacrificado aun día en que la temporada de carreras acabaría.

American Currency era entrenado por su dueño Jerry Hollendorfer, quien suma su cuarto caballo muerto desde diciembre y a quien la junta directiva había criticado, además de solicitarle que se retire de la competencia con sus otros dos animales.

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Debido a la cantidad de caballos muertos, varios grupos defensores de animales y algunos políticos, han pedido detener las carreras en Santa Anita, además de prohibirlo en California.

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