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12th horse dies from injury at Santa Anita

Horses on the track at Santa Anita Park. | Photo Joshua Smelser CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

A 2-year-old bay colt who had yet to run a race has died after suffering a training injury at Santa Anita, state horse racing officials confirmed Tuesday.

Captain Maverick was injured Sunday, according to the California Horse Racing Board. He had a scheduled workout that day at the Arcadia track.

He is the 12th horse to die from a racing or training injury at Santa Anita this year.

Another eight racehorses have died at Santa Anita from “other” causes, according to the CHRB. Those deaths include Bellstreet Bridie, a 4-year- old filly with 14 career races and four first-place finishes who also died Sunday, and Big Update, a 3-year-old filly with three career races who died Thursday.

Santa Anita is gearing up to host the Breeder’s Cup on Nov. 3-4, one of the sport’s biggest events.

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