Filly Dies After Winning Race; 4th Racehorse Death This Year At Golden Gate Fields

CBS San Francisco

March 7, 2023

BERKELEY – A 3-year-old filly was euthanized at Golden Gate Fields last week after winning her last race, the fourth horse death reported at the Berkeley track this year.

The horse, Ultimate Diva, was entered in race 3 on March 3 at the track. But after taking the lead early and finishing in first place, the filly "suffered a catastrophic injury past the wire and was euthanized on the track," according to the Equibase race card about the event.

Details on the horse's injury were not available, but the California Horse Racing Board lists the death as "musculoskeletal," meaning a bone injury.

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