The California track had temporarily halted its racing season in March after a string of equine fatalities.
Kochees became the 12th horse catastrophically injured during training at Santa Anita Park since its winter/spring meet began. By Des Bieler Des Bieler Sports reporter covering national topics, including fantasy football, as well as supporting coverage of D.C.-area teams Email Bio Follow May 26 at 10:44 PM A horse died this weekend after racing at Santa Anita Park, the latest in a string of troubling equine fatalities at the California track.
“Every attempt was made to save him, but he was euthanized earlier today,” track spokesman Mike Willman said of Kochees. The fatalities drew the attention of Sen. Dianne Feinstein , who in early April called for all racing at Santa Anita to be suspended “until the cause or causes of these deaths can be fully investigated.”
Two days after those incidents, a 3-year-old named Spectacular Music pulled up with an injury during a race at Santa Anita and was put down the next day.“Santa Anita and all California tracks must suspend racing until the ongoing investigation by the district attorney is complete and the new rules have been strengthened,” Kathy Guillermo, the senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said Sunday in a statement. “Decreasing the number of broken bones is not enough.
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