The alarming number of horse mortalities at Santa Anita Park race track has now reached 30 after the tragic death last Saturday of four-year-old gelding American Currency, who was killed following a training session in which he sustained a leg injury.
American Currency is the fourth horse this year who died at the racetrack while under the supervision of Racing Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. The Stronach Group, which owns the racetrack — described as one of the “deadliest” in America — has now said that Hollendorfer “is no longer welcome to stable, race or train his horses at any of our facilities.”
However, banning Hollendorfer is clearly not the solution, as American Currency’s premature death brings the total fatality toll at the Californian race track to a shocking 30 since the racing season started on December 26, and the fourth this month.
The race course did undertake new safety measures in March following intervention from Santa Anita authorities after the suspicious rise in deaths became evident; however, since that time there have been six more horse fatalities.
Earlier this month, the California Horse Racing Board requested the Stronach Group to close the meet before its official end, but the company declined.
Figures from the Jockey Club’s Equine Injury Database reveal that in 2018, an average of ten horses a week died at American racetracks. To work a horse to death in the name of “sport” or kill an injured horse because they can no longer race is completely unacceptable.
Lady Freethinker’s petition for the closure of Santa Anita Park has garnered over 26,000 signatures. Please add your name now to urge officials to shut this racetrack down and prevent the cruel deaths of any more of these beautiful creatures.
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put saddles on the jocs and let them race to the finish line! Horse racing and Rodeos all need permanently BANNED!
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horse racing, the sport of asshole animal abusers and losers… we ended dog racing, now we are coming for these assholes…
All for so-called entertainment and money…horse racing must be stopped.
DISGRACEFUL
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Definitely I’ll add my name to this petition. No horse should ever be worked to death or murdered because it can’t race anymore. If a horse is viable and a leg is not broken very badly there is no excuse to murder that horse! These horses undergo rigors and horrors that, I’m sure, would mortify 90% of the people or better! I’m sure they aren’t as well cared for, as well loved as it may seem publicly. This Jerry Hollendorfer (Racing Hall of Fame, HA!) not only needs to be banned from Santa Anita and the rest of The Stronach Group’s properties to stable, train and/or race ever again it seems there may be many others who need to follow and Mr. Hollendorfer needs to be banned from the “sport” nationawide! If you want to call this a sport.
he could of had his leg better and run the field if he wanted to. He didn’t need to be put down.
Shut down the race track. Free all the hoses to a sanctuary. Save the horses. Justice ! Shame on the people that abuse and neglected these horses. I am so sorry for the horses that died and all these horses there.
Time to stop before any more equines lose their lives.
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Close Santa Anita, as well as all other race tracks, down!
Atrocious!! Why dont people pay more attention? How cruel!!! When will animals matter? RIP poor horses.
They said it is Roundup that replaces glycine in proteins that is hurting the horse besides maybe drugs they give the horse etc. GMO oats with Roundup is not ok and more. Ban GMO and ban Roundup and chemicals on food.
Money, Money, Money, Money Money is ALL that is important to the authorities
at this racetrack. Money obviously means more to them than life itself. I hope
they are proud of themselves. They (the racetrack authorities) should be worked
to death because they are evil scum.
When will they listen??????
What is wrong with America and its animal welfare laws? Unbelievable that this has been allowed to continue for so long.
These poor animals are used and then discarded. Absolutely disgusting
These poor animals are used and then discarded. Absolutely disgusting
These poor animals are used and then discarded. Absolutely disgusting
This is disgusting. Our entertainment is never worth a life. This trainer and these places need to go the way of cave men.
I have been suspicious about these deaths for sometime. Something is very wrong at that racetrack
Stop this ! Save the horses
It is more than 30.
Someone should set him on fire.
Poor animals
Please shut down this awful track
They need to shut down that racetrack!
There is no excuse for the killing of race horses because of injury or because they have been literally ‘worked to death’. Please urgently put an end to this cruelty now.
How many of these majestic animal deaths will it take to end this evil and cruel practice of horse racing? The Neanderthals that amuse themselves with this craziness should be ashamed of themselves for their lack of sense and compassion. Why don’t these so-called “humans” just use each other for racing and betting on? This is a very cruel and backwards world that doesn’t seem to care about animal welfare, let alone the welfare of other human beings. Some many are still living in the Stone Age times and will never move up to the 21st century.
the situation at these race tracks needs serious looking into… the use of peaceful animals for sport and entertainment needs to be a think of the past…
if people want to see live animals visit farms and the habitat’s where they belong….
living a peaceful life as heaven intended… and Protected
the situation at these race tracks needs serious looking into… the use of peaceful animals for sport and entertainment needs to be a think of the past…
if people want to see live animals visit farms and the habitat’s where they belong….
living a peaceful life as heaven intended… and Protected
If they closed that park as requested, Currently would not have died.
It is so good when people have more say than the Authority!!
you are not educated ragarding horse racing.
Horse racing is so stupid.
If people like racing so much, let them race themselves. And let the animals alone.
This is NO sport so shut it down! No horse should be subjected to such an act of anxiety and torture!!!
How terribly sad and tragic. Get this show closed down.
Justice, compassion, laws, life, Love for the animals 🙏 Please 🙏
Money is the root of all evil. All they care about is money, money, money.
The authorities of this racetrack are evil scum.
This is a perfect example of : Money is the root of all evil. The authorities of
this racetrack obviously don’t care about the horses. All they care about is
money, money, money. They are evil scum.
Why isn’t it closed down? RIP poor animals.
closure of Santa Anita Park