Santa Anita's 24-day autumn meeting ended Sunday with at least one
trainer complaining bitterly about the Arcadia track's new dirt surface.
"I'm very angry," trainer Barry Abrams said Saturday. "I think it's the
worst it's ever been. It's very dangerous. I'm not venting. This is the
truth."
brams said he has had eight horses injured, including two that were
euthanized after suffering injuries during morning galloping sessions.
He said it has been taking three to four days to get X-rays for horses, a
delay he blamed on "so many horses having problems."
Rick Arthur, equine medical director for the California Horse Racing
Board, said the statistics are good regarding the safety of the track.
There were two horses euthanized in afternoon racing. Before the
weekend, five horses had been euthanized from injuries in morning
activities, according to a track official.
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