Video: It's Time to Boycott Santa Anita

Forty-one horse deaths in 13 months is at least 40 too many.
Video: It's Time to Boycott Santa Anita
Video: It's Time to Boycott Santa Anita /

Nov 2, 2019; Santa Anita, CA, USA; Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Bricks and Mortar (9) celebrates after winning the Longines turf race during the 36th Breeders Cup world championships at Santa Anita Park. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports

Three more horses died at Santa Anita over the weekend, bringing the grim grand total of lost beauties at the facility to 41 since December, 2018. And that's at least 40 horse deaths too many.

The Southern California racing community hasn't been successful at stemming the tide. So it's time to involve the regular old, sports and animal-loving communities more broadly, with a boycott. And a hashtag, #BoycottSantaAnita. Howard Cole, of Sports Illustrated has more, in an L.A. Minute below.

Howard Cole has been writing about the Dodgers since Y2K. Follow him on Twitter.


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Howard Cole is a news and sports journalist in Los Angeles. Credits include Sports Illustrated, Forbes, Rolling Stone, LAT, OCR, Guardian, LA Weekly, Westways, VOSD, Prevention, Bakersfield Californian and Jewish Journal. Founding Director, IBWAA.