Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, the 42nd horse death in the past 13 months. As seen on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Three horses have died in three days at Santa Anita Park while animal rights activists continue to push for a nationwide ban on racing. Santa Anita officials confirmed the death of the horse, which had been in an off-track training exercise Sunday morning. California Horse Racing Board spokesperson Mike Martin said the horse named Tikkun Olam suffered catastrophic injuries, but…

The total number of horse deaths at Santa Anita has jumped to 41 since December 2018 after two more horse deaths at the Arcadia track. As seen on NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Another racehorse died Saturday after breaking an ankle at Santa Anita Park, one day after a 5-year-old gelding was euthanized after fracturing his right front ankle at the Arcadia track. Saturday’s death of Uncontainable is at least the 41st horse death at Santa Anita since December 2018. The 4-year-old gelding was entered in Saturday’s first race, but did not...

A horse broke down in the last race at Santa Anita on Wednesday, the track’s first racing death of the winter-spring meet after a spate of deaths last year.

Santa Anita’s opening weekend reportedly was marred by the death of another racehorse — though the latest fatality happened on Thursday, two days before Saturday’s rescheduled opening day. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old gelding, died during a period when the track was closed to workouts but open for jogging and galloping, according to the Los Angeles Times, which said the...

Santa Anita Park is hoping for a fresh start after 37 horses died last year. Protesters outside the park called for an end to horse racing. Christine Kim reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m.

Santa Anita Park’s latest racing season is set to begin Saturday amid criticism by animal-rights activists about the deaths of 37 horses at the Arcadia track within the past year. Santa Anita officials postponed the track’s scheduled opening of its 83rd winter meeting Thursday by two days due to concerns about the rainy weather. “Opening Day is traditionally one...

It is opening day at Santa Anita Park after a weather delay pushed back the start of the season. Christine Kim reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019.

Santa Anita is postponing the opening day of its winter-spring meet by two days to Dec. 28 ahead of next week’s forecast that calls for rain. The Southern California racetrack announced its decision on Saturday. It will be the first time since 1973-74 that the meet doesn’t open on its traditional date of Dec. 26. Santa Anita last opened on…

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office today made a series of recommendations aimed at improving safety at California race tracks, but concluded there was no criminal wrongdoing connected to the deaths of dozens of horses over the past year at Santa Anita Park.

A necropsy is pending Sunday– as required for all on-track horse deaths — for Satchel Paige, a 3-year-old gelding that was euthanized after breaking his left front ankle not quite halfway through the fifth race at Santa Anita, the 34th horse death at the track since Dec. 26.

A man who was allegedly caught on home security video dragging his estranged girlfriend off the front porch of a home in Arcadia pleaded not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and other charges.

A 33rd horse has died at Santa Anita racetrack since December 26, officials said Sunday.

A man who was allegedly caught on home security video dragging his estranged girlfriend off the front porch of a home in Arcadia was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and other counts.

The 27-year-old estranged boyfriend of a woman seen on home security video being dragged off the front porch of a house in Arcadia was being held Tuesday morning on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment and other undefined crimes in lieu of $1 million bail.

A woman was seen being dragged in Arcadia on home surveillance video, which leads to the arrest of an estranged boyfriend on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.

The autumn racing season began under intense scrutiny after 31 horses have died at Santa Anita Park since late December. Mekahlo Medina reports for Today in LA at 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019.

Santa Anita Park will begin its 23-day autumn racing meet Friday under intense scrutiny prompted by the deaths of 31 horses at the track since late December.

Another horse has suffered a fatal injury at Santa Anita, where 30 other horses have died during the track’s winter-spring meeting.