Arcadia, CA – On Tuesday morning, a top racehorse dropped dead during a training run at Santa Anita Park. Practical Move, the Santa Anita Derby winner, was returning from a morning gallop, and suffered an “apparent cardiac event.”
Though the horse was promptly attended to by veterinary staff, he could not be saved. His rider was not injured in the fall.
Just three days ago, Geaux Rocket Ride suffered a “career-ending” injury to his front leg while training at Santa Anita. On Monday morning, his owner Tweeted an update following the horse’s surgery:
“Rocket is having an unexpected response to the surgery and isn’t recovering as we hoped. He appears to be in no pain and is eating. Our boy is still fighting hard so we will keep fighting for him. Under Dr. (Ryan) Carpenter’s recommendation, he is moving to another facility better equipped to handle his post-op recovery.”
The Santa Anita Track has faced harsh criticism for the number of catastrophic horse injuries that have happened there. Track officials claim that Santa Anita is the safest track in North America. Last year, 12 horses died at the track, and a staggering 42 horses died there in 2019.
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