After another fatality raised Santa Anita Park's horse death toll to 22 in less than three months, company officials on Thursday declared a zero-tolerance policy for race day medication at the Arcadia facility.
The Stronach Group, which owns the racetrack, did not definitively blame the horses' fatal injuries on the substances they received. But the company said it needed to take a step toward fixing a "broken" system.
In addition to drugging, the park has banned the use of whips on racing days, the New York Times reported.
Santa Anita, along with the Golden Gate Fields in Northern California, will be the first tracks in North America to submit to the strict standards of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, The Stronach Group said.
"This mandate encompasses a complete revision of the current medication policy to improve the safety of our equine and human athletes and to raise the integrity of our sport," a statement from Chairman and President Belinda Stronach said.
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The group proclaimed the change in a brief announcement at the park hours after a Santa Anita racetrack spokesman confirmed the latest death on Thursday.
"We’ve
never had a problem with her," said David Bernstein of his 3-year-old
filly, Princess Lili B. "We don’t have to train her on any medication."
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Santa Anita started holding timed workouts at its inner training tracks earlier this week ahead of the scheduled reopening on March 22. The racetrack has been shut down since March 5, when a 21st horse died since the winter meet began on Dec. 26.
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