Patrick Battuello: American Horses are Racing to their Deaths
On Sunday, June 23rd the winter racing season at Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California finally came to a close. And on Saturday June 22nd the 30th horse died in racing or training at Santa Anita this year. That's a lot of horse deaths. But there are a lot of horse deaths every year. In 2018, 493 thoroughbreds died in racing or training.
And so, there's been a lot of talk about reforming horse racing. But the reforms that have been put in place aren't really working: horses are still dying every week.
Patrick Battuello has been reporting on animal rights issues since he launched the…
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