Two of the fatal injuries occurred at Santa Anita, and one at Los Alamitos, the California Horse Racing Board reported.
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Twentyseventrouts, a 6-year-old bay mare with eight career starts and one first-place finish, was leading Sunday's third race at Los Alamitos Race Course when she suffered a catastrophic injury down the stretch and fell face-first to the turf.
She is the eighth horse to die from a racing or training injury at the Cypress track this calendar year.
Classic Coyne, a 4-year-old dark brown filly with 11 career starts and one first-place finish, died Sunday after suffering an injury while training at Santa Anita.
Animae, a 2-year-old bay filly who never raced, died on Saturday from a training injury suffered at Santa Anita.
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Santa Anita has now had 11 racehorses die from racing or training injuries in 2023.
The latest fatalities come two days after the CHRB said increased safety measures led to a decline in the number of horses who died from racing and training injuries at board-sanctioned tracks during the 2022-23 fiscal year.
The board said 26 horses died as a result of musculoskeletal injuries in the fiscal year ending June 30, compared with 39 the previous year.
City News Service contributed to this report.