ARCADIA, Calif.—Two horses have been euthanized after suffering racing injuries at Santa Anita Park, state officials confirmed to City News Service Feb. 12. The 3-year-old filly Decorated My Life was injured during Saturday’s ninth race on the turf, requiring euthanasia, according to Mike Marten, public information officer for the California Horse Racing Board. Also Saturday,…
2 More Horses Die After Injuries at Santa Anita Park
2nd Horse Dies During Training at Santa Anita Park This Year
ARCADIA, Calif.—A 4-year-old colt suffered a sudden death while training at Santa Anita Park, the second fatality at the Arcadia track this year. Actuator died Jan. 28, according to the California Horse Racing Board, which listed his injury under the “non-musculoskeletal” category. No further information on his cause of death was immediately available. Actuator had…
‘The Christmas Hero’ of Arcadia Ignites Community Spirit With Annual Holiday Display
After his wife was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, one 20-year Montebello school teacher made the “most difficult choice of [his] life” to walk away from his livelihood in order to take care of her, a choice he says led him down a new path to spread joy in his community. “It’s like a special…
Driver Arrested for Allegedly Intentionally Crashing Car into Arcadia 7-Eleven
ARCADIA, Calif.—A Monrovia man was behind bars Nov. 25 on suspicion of causing a disturbance inside an Arcadia 7-Eleven store, then intentionally plowing his car into the convenience mart. The crash occurred at 6:55 a.m. Nov. 24 at the store in the 1000 block of South Baldwin Avenue, according to Arcadia police. Officers learned the…
8th Horse Dies From Training Injury at Santa Anita Park This Year
ARCADIA, Calif.—A 2-year-old colt who had not yet had a race died while training at Santa Anita Park, state horse racing officials announced. Majestic Sam died Nov. 19 after suffering an unspecified training injury at the Arcadia track. The website Equibase shows that he completed a workout that day and recorded the seventh-fastest time out…
Arcadia Arboretum Closed After Bear, 2 Cubs Spotted in Area
ARCADIA, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia was closed Nov. 4 after a bear and her two cubs were spotted in the area. Authorities were notified about 10:20 a.m. after the bears were discovered at the arboretum at 301 North Baldwin Avenue, near the Foothill (210) Freeway. The bears were reported…
California Officer Shot in Arcadia, Suspect Barricaded in House
A California police officer and two bystanders have been shot and the suspect is reportedly currently barricaded in a house in Arcadia on Wednesday night in an unfolding incident, according to local authorities. “Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide investigators are assisting Arcadia Police Department with a shooting investigation,” the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said in a…
Santa Anita Officials Hail Dramatic Drop in Horse Fatalities
ARCADIA, Calif.—With racing completed in Santa Anita Park’s winter-spring season, track officials on June 21 hailed what they called major improvements in horse safety that made the facility the safest track in North America compared to those with similar racing and training activity. According to track officials and California Horse Racing Board records, there were…
Horse Dies at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby Day
ARCADIA, Calif.—A 4-year-old filly died after suffering a racing injury at Santa Anita Park on Kentucky Derby day, state horse racing officials have confirmed. Speedcuber was injured near the eighth pole in the seventh race on May 7 and was vanned off. Her death was confirmed on May 9 by the California Horse Racing Board….
Horse Dies After Training Injury at Santa Anita Park
ARCADIA, Calif.—A 3-year-old filly died on April 25 after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita Park. Magnolia suffered what was described as a “musculoskeletal” injury and was euthanized, according to the California Horse Racing Board and the track. The fatally was the fourth at Santa Anita Park since the beginning of the year, according…
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