3rd horse in 9 days dies at California's Santa Anita racetrack, marking 26 fatalities in 6 months

Another horse died at Southern California's prominent Santa Anita racetrack over the weekend, marking the third thoroughbred fatality at the facility in the last nine days, and the 26th fatality since December. A 9-year-old horse named Kochees sustained a fatal injury to its left front leg during a 5 1/2-furlong race on Saturday, adding to the embattled racetrack's worries as it works to implement reforms. "Every attempt was made to save him, but he was euthanized earlier today," Mike Willman, a track spokesman, told ABC's Los Angeles station KABC on Sunday...MORE

I'm sure they will eventually find this is linked to global warming.