Los Alamitos horse deaths: 6-year-old mare Friday, 8-year-old gelding Saturday
A second death was reported Monday from Los Alamitos’ weekend race card, bringing the number horses to die from racing or training injuries at the Cypress track this year to 18.
Lady Derby, who finished in either sixth or seventh place in all six of her career races, collapsed and died after Friday’s seventh race.
“The 6-year-old mare collapsed while cooling out after the race. Termed a sudden death,” California Horse Racing Board spokesman Mike Marten told City News Service on Monday.
The official race chart says she “broke in and bumped, raced in range three to four wide on the first turn, chased between then two wide on the second bend and tired.”
Over the weekend, state horse racing officials also reported the death of Give Me the Lute.
“The 8-year-old gelding Give Me the Lute was injured while competing in the third race Saturday at Los Alamitos, requiring euthanasia,” Marten told CNS on Sunday.
The official race chart says he “tracked from inside, went wrong past the nine-sixteenths pole, pulled up and came to a stop near the seven-sixteenths pole and was transported off the track via equine ambulance.”
Give Me the Lute had 11 victories in his 40 career races. His most recent first-place finish was June 13 at Santa Anita.
Los Alamitos had 13 horses die from racing or training injuries in 2023.
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