Second Of Two Horses Injured During Race At Los Alamitos Dies
CYPRESS (CBSLA) — The second of two horses injured in the same race at Los Alamitos on Sunday has died, state officials confirmed Thursday.
During Sunday's seventh race, 2-year-old fillies Conchita and Not This World were both vanned off with injuries.
Conchita fell and suffered a fatal injury and Not This World was injured but was said to have been "doing well," as of Monday.
On Thursday evening, the California Horse Racing Board reported that she died.
Both horses are owned by Ed Allred, who is also the owner of the Los Alamitos Race Course.
Conchita, who was trained by James Glenn Jr. and whose jockey was Henry Lopez, is the 10th horse to die from a racing or training injury at the Cypress track this year, according to the California Horse Racing Board.
Los Alamitos was placed on probation last summer after a number of racehorses died at the track. At least 20 died in 2020 from racing or training injuries, while another 10 were found to have died from gastrointestinal or other illnesses.
This is the second instance of racehorse deaths that has made the news in the last two days, as Santa Clarita Park reported its 20th horse death of the year on Sunday.
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