30 Horses Died at Santa Anita Racing Track

It was a bloody racing season at Santa Anita this winter race season. 28 horses lost their lives, then the owner's claimed that reforms were in place. And then two more horses died. Unacceptable.

How did 30 horses die at Santa Anita racetrack?

30 horses died over the course of a winter racing season at Santa Anita track from either racing or training. Four under one trainer.

Do All Race Horses Die Racing?

Out of an estimated 49,000 horses total racing in the U.S. last year, 493 thoroughbreds died in racing. This seems like a lot in a sport that doesn't seem to be violent. Not all race horses die racing, nor should they.

How many is too much?

In early June 2019, the California Horse Racing Board asked the Santa Anita owners to stop racing at their horse track. At that time, 28 horses had died there. The Santa Anita owners refused to shut down the horse track. Instead, they insisted that they had reforms in place. Even after these reforms were in place, an additional two more horses died.

Now people are wondering why the owners of Santa Anita horse racing track are allowing the senseless harm of race horses. Horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer is under scrutiny. Four of the 30 horses that died were his, including the very last horse to die at Santa Anita horse racing track --Currency.

Even with all of the so-called reforms in place at Santa Anita racetrack, horses still continued to die.

Michigan Mega Millions Winner has to Share $38 Million with his ex-wife

Mega Millions Lottery ticket

How would you like to have to share your lottery winnings with your ex-wife?

One lottery winner had to do just that. Richard Zelasko with the $80 Million prize from the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in July 2013, and was ordered by the Michigan Court of Appeals to share his winnings with his ex-wife.

After taxes and fees, his total prize came to $38,873,628.00 USD and he had to share it with his wife - Mary Elizabeth Zelasko. They filed for divorce in 2011, but they were still waiting for legal arbitration with Richard Zelasko won the Mega Millions Lottery. Because the divorce was still in arbitration, the court ruled that Richard Zelasko must share the lottery winnings with his ex-wife.

Richard Zelasko's divorce was officially finalized in 2018.

$530 Million Mega Millions Winner in San Diego, California

Mega Millions Winner

The Mega Millions Winner has not come forward yet...

On Friday 07 June 2019, there was one winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in San Diego, California. The winner has not yet come forward as of 08 June 2019. The cash prize at the time of drawing is $530 Million USD. California is a great place to win in a lottery, because the lottery winnings are not taxed, however California does not allow a lottery winner to stay anonymous. The state of California does give lottery winners up to a year to claim their prize.

The winning numbers for the Mega Millions lottery ticket were: 17 - 19 - 27 - 40 - 68  Mega Ball 2

It is important that the winner of the latest Mega Millions to take precautions to stay safe, as lottery winners are often targeted by scammers. Some of these scammers pretend to be an old friend or a relative.

Anyone that thinks they are being targeted by a scam should immediately contact their local police.