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20th Horse Dies At Prominent California Race Track

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 article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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