Horse Dead, Jockey Injured After Collision at Santa Anita ParkARCADIA, Calif.—A 3-year-old gelding has died after he was bumped by another horse at Santa Anita Park, dumping his jockey, who was taken to a hospital for evaluation, state horse racing officials told City News Service.
Heaven’s Music had 17 career races, including a first-place finish at Santa Anita in May. He was hit by Mighty Matt, also a 3-year-old gelding, near the eighth pole of Oct. 21’s fourth race, with both horses unseating their jockeys.
Mighty Matt walked off, but Heaven’s Music suffered an ankle injury and was later euthanized, according to Mike Marten, spokesman for the California Horse Racing Board....
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