The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday that test samples from Medina Spirit, who died suddenly on Monday, will be tested by multiple laboratories. The University of California-Davis laboratory will conduct the actual necropsy, but writer John Cherwa revealed samples will be sent to labs outside the set for “a fresh set of eyes and compare to the conclusions arrived at UC Davis.”
Medina Spirit collapsed following a timed workout at Santa Anita Park for trainer Bob Baffert, and died quickly with no obvious outward sign of anything amiss. In these cases of “sudden death,” Cherwa writes that more tests and evaluations may be needed as compared to deaths as a result of musculoskeletal injuries or known illness. This could mean the complete findings could take as long as two or three months.
The LA Times also noted interest in the case by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who called for a “thorough and transparent examination” into the horse's death. Feinstein was one of the elected officials who put pressure on the racetrack during the 2019 spike in equine fatalities at Santa Anita.
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