Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, the prominent Southern California racetrack, becoming the 20th reported dead there in about two months.
The horse suffered an ankle injury while leading the pack at a race on Saturday, just two days after the track reopened after closing for a soil inspection.
The 4-year-old filly, named Eskenforadrink, had to be euthanized.
"We love these animals. We don't send them out there thinking something bad is going to happen, and it's stressful," trainer Bob Baffert told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.
Park officials told KABC on Sunday racetrack conditions were good and that 390 horses completed workouts from Thursday to Saturday without incident, but that didn't stop animals rights protesters from showing up to the track and railing against the "ongoing danger to horses and riders from dangerous racing practices."
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