The horse racing world will hold its breath as Santa Anita opens its fall meeting Friday en route to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in November.

Following a tragic winter and spring that had 30 horse fatalities, the track and racing in California, has gone through many changes with new protocols in place.

The Los Angeles Times’ John Cherwa reports:

Horse racing, seemingly at another crossroads every month, gets ready for the most important meeting of the year when Santa Anita opens its fall racing schedule Friday under intense scrutiny. It’s only a 23-day meeting, but it finishes Nov. 1-2 with more than $30 million in purses in the Breeders’ Cup

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