'The recent rash is just horrible,' said Tim Ritvo, chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, which owns the track. 'We need to definitely take a step back and evaluate everything.'
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREARCADIA, Calif. – Santa Anita has canceled racing indefinitely to re-examine its dirt surface after the deaths of 21 horses in the last two months.
“Obviously, one horse is too many,” Ritvo said. “The recent rash is just horrible. We need to definitely take a step back and evaluate everything.” Ritvo said officials are “a little bit concerned” with the latest impending storm and how the dirt surface can change from muddy to fast in a short time.“We won’t rush it,” he said. “Everybody takes a deep breath.”“Those are huge races,” he said. “We hope so.”
Also Tuesday, Vyjack was pulled up after completing a five-furlong workout, according to trainer Phil D’Amato. The graded stakes-winning 9-year-old gelding was taken off the track in a van. But D’Amato told the "Daily Racing Form" that Vyjack “took a couple of funny steps” and was OK. There were 1.61 deaths per 1,000 starts in the U.S. in 2017, according to the most recent figures from the Equine Injury Database, compiled by The Jockey Club. That was a slight increase in the rate of fatal injury compared with 2016, when there were 1.54 deaths per 1,000 starts.Santa Anita was closed for two days last week while the dirt surface was tested.
NEWSLETTERSThank you! You're almost signed up for SportsKeep an eye out for an email to confirm your newsletter registration.More newslettersLets Light the Way had one win in four career starts and earnings of $18,500, according to Equibase. She last raced Feb. 2 at Santa Anita. McAnally purchased the filly for $15,000.
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