Three racehorses died over the past week at Golden Gate Fields, prompting outrage from those closely following equine deaths at California tracks.
Inimitable, a 2-year-old thoroughbred, was euthanized on the track Friday after falling near the quarter pole during the first race of the day. A cause of death for the horse is pending, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
The death is the 26th racehorse death over the last 11 months at Golden Gate Fields, and the 67th statewide, statistics from the horse racing board show.
The board’s list of equine fatalities shows that the last four horse deaths to occur at California racing facilities were at the Berkeley racetrack.
“If there were 67 athletics who died during any other sport there would be outrage, why not for the deaths of these poor horses?” asked Staci Sanders, who tracks equine deaths at the Berkeley racetrack for the group Kill Races Not Horses.
A spokesperson for Golden Gate Fields did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday.
Inimitable was one of three racehorses that died at Golden Gate Fields during the past week. The other two, Galloping Slew and Ima Rumbler, died during training on Nov. 14 and 16 respectively. The cause of their deaths was listed as musculoskeletal.
Another horse died of colic at the Berkeley track on Nov. 6, according to the horse board.
Twenty-seven horses died at Golden Gate Fields in 2020. Attention to horse deaths grew recently, after 23 horses died at Santa Anita Park over three months in early 2019.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
Join the ADU Resource Center of San Mateo County for a free webinar about ADU financing. Our… Read moreADU Funding For Homeowners
Bay Area soccer celebration! Live World Cup, games, meet Oakland Roots' Kendall McIntosh &am… Read moreBay Area World Cup Kickoff
Learn how to make some of Jettywave Distillery’s most popular drinks as well as some classics. Read moreMixology 101: Cocktail Crafting
Connie Weiss said:
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
Sorry, an error occurred.
Already Subscribed!
Cancel anytime
Thank you .
Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in.
Check your email for details.
Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password.
An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account.
No promotional rates found.
Secure & Encrypted
Thank you.
Your gift purchase was successful! Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in.
| Rate: | |
| Begins: | |
| Transaction ID: |
A receipt was sent to your email.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.