Psychedelicat, Tank Team, Last Promise Kept, Spitfire: These are the names of some of the 21 horses that have died at Santa Anita since Dec. 26.
:3-year-old filly died after running in a $50,000 maiden claiming race, 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt. She was winless in five races and was originally bought for $1,200. She was trained by Antonio Garcia, who is in his fourth year of training. The track was listed as sloppy and sealed.: 4-year-old colt died after running a four-furlong timed workout on the main track, which was listed as fast. He was unraced and was being trained by Jorge Periban, who has won 306 of his 2,713 races.
: 5-year-old horse died after a timed workout, just as Just Forget It had. There were 120 horses that completed workouts that day. He was third in the Kentucky Derby and won the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. He was retired to stud but had trouble getting mares in foal and was returned to the race track. Three weeks earlier, he won the San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita. He was a $410,000 purchase as a yearling and was trained by Hollendorfer.
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