LOS ANGELES – Los Alamitos is off probation with the California Horse Racing Board approving its plan to address injuries and deaths at the Orange County track.The board voted 6-0 remotely on Monday to allow Los Alamitos to continue operating.
It had been on a 10-day probation and under threat of losing its license that runs through Dec. 22.According to the board, 21 horses have died from racing or training at the track in 2020, including 10 since May 26.
Two horses died after the board's emergency meeting on July 10 in which it voted 5-1 to grant probation.“I can assure you all that we’re kind of humiliated by this whole thing,” track owner Ed Allred told the board. “Things happen in clusters sometimes.