Horse Dies from Training Injury at Santa Anita Park
ARCADIA, Calif.—A 3-year-old gelding has died from a training injury at Santa Anita Park, state horse racing officials announced Sept. 19.
Echosmith, a bay gelding from Ireland, died Sept. 18, according to the California Horse Racing Board. He had 12 career starts and one first-place finish. His most recent race was a fifth-place finish at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club on Aug. 20.
Echosmith was owned by Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Michael Nentwig, and Ray Pagano. His trainer was Jonathan Wong and his jockey was Jessica Pyfer.
After the completion of Santa Anita’s winter-spring season in June, track officials hailed what they called major improvements in horse safety, and called the facility the safest track in North America compared to those with similar racing and training activities….