About this episode
A truly unlucky race track, or did the "perfect" formula finally cause enough death and destruction to be noticed? Picking up right where we left off; it quickly became apparent that this year at the Santa Anita Race Track is shaping up to be just as deadly as the previous years. Between poor footing, obscene number of starts, and pressure coming from management. It's clear those who own Santa Anita care only for gambling and couldn't care less as to which horse dies next. Follow along with us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/inthebarn.pod/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns let us know inthebarnpod@gmail.com Resources https://web.northeastern.edu/gameplan/2019/10/30/are-horse-racing-deaths-at-santa-anita-statistically-out-of-the-ordinary/ https://en.as.com/en/2021/12/07/other_sports/1638855620_335149.html https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-02-28/jockey-hospitalized-horse-euthanized-santa-anita https://aaep.org/sites/default/files/issues/proceedings-10proceedings-z9100110000405.pdf https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/report-stronach-group-considering-sale-of-some-assets/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stronach_Group https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/sports/2022/05/15/second-horse-dies-in-two-days-at-santa-anita-park https://www.chrb.ca.gov/veterinary_reports/CHRB-Santa-Anita-Fatalities-Report-3-10-20.pdf https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/238315/chrb-report-on-equine-fatality-rates-criticized https://jockeyclub.com/pdfs/eid/SantaAnita.pdf https://www.sgvtribune.com/2012/03/14/hbo-suspends-filming-with-horses-at-santa-anita-park-on-luck-drama/ https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/238830/racing-executive-ritvo-leaves-the-stronach-group https://www.robesonian.com/archive/67701/view-full_story-1653602-article-fire_at_fex_plant_still_burning (we have so many more resources we used, please reach out and ask for them! simply could not fit them all in the text box)