{"id":758632,"date":"2019-10-27T08:12:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T12:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=758632"},"modified":"2019-10-27T08:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T12:19:54","slug":"when-will-it-end-another-racehorse-dies-at-santa-anita-park-death-toll-of-35-since-december-71-since-2018-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=758632","title":{"rendered":"WILL IT EVER END?: Another racehorse dies at Santa Anita Park, death toll of 35 since December, 71 since 2018 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>CQ Covergirl injured both of her front legs while running on the facility's training track and was subsequently euthanized. 'If horse racing ever needed a three strikes rule, it's now,' said PETA's Kathy Guillermo.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>LIBBY CATHEY:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;A fifth horse has died at Santa Anita this fall, the 35th fatality at the famed Southern California race track since Dec. 26, officials said Friday. Six-year-old mare CQ Covergirl injured both of her front legs while running on the facility&#8217;s training track Friday and was subsequently euthanized on the recommendation of the attending veterinarian&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>&#8220;If horse racing ever needed a three strikes rule, it&#8217;s now,&#8221; said PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement late Friday. &#8220;Trainer Phil D&#8217;Amato&#8217;s training and medication records need to be investigated and released to the public and the horses still in his barn should be thoroughly examined&#8221;&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>In March, Santa Anita Park declared a zero-tolerance policy for race-day medications, which may harm horses by pushing them beyond their bodies&#8217; physical capacities. In the same month, the California Horse Racing Board voted to limit whips in horse racing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Then in June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law allowing the racing board to immediately suspend racing licenses to protect the safety of horses and riders, as a response to the climbing horse deaths at Santa Anita&#8230; Both the California Horse Racing Board and the L.A. 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