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20th Horse Dies At Prominent California Race Track

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Attendees react as Bayern wins the classic at day two of the 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (Matt Sayles/AP)
Attendees react as Bayern wins the classic at day two of the 2014 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (Matt Sayles/AP)

Another race horse has died at the famed Santa Anita race track in Southern California. It's the 20th death since the track's winter season began in late December. Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Mick Peterson (@peterson_mick), director of Ag Equine Programs at the University of Kentucky, who has been onsite inspecting track conditions.

This segment aired on March 5, 2019.

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