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Sierra Leone finally becomes a winner, charging ahead of Fierceness to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic on a day marred by the death of a horse in another race.
Bob Baffert horses finish first, second and fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, giving the famed trainer strong potential options for the Kentucky Derby.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert again takes center stage at the Breeders’ Cup in Del Mar, with the Churchill Downs beef in the past and fans flocking around him.
The Breeders’ Cup hasn’t had a horse fatality since 2019, but recent safety improvements in the sport still haven’t brought an end to thoroughbred deaths.
Thorpedo Anna could be the star of the Breeders’ Cup, but City of Troy and Fierceness are among the favorites to win the $7-million Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Five more horses have died at a barn at Los Alamitos, bringing the total to 12 deaths as a result of an outbreak of equine infectious anemia.
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler was robbed of a watch while attending the California Crown with his wife at Santa Anita Park last month, according to his agent.
Trainer Heath Taylor has had to euthanize seven horses after an outbreak of EIA at his Los Alamitos barn. Three horses survive, for now.
The California Crown $1-million purse drew a strong field and crowd of 21,812 to Santa Anita Saturday in Arcadia.
The California Crown card at Santa Anita Park, with purses of more than $3 million, combines music and horse racing in attempt to draw new fans.
