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Posted: 2019-09-30T16:55:04Z | Updated: 2019-09-30T17:45:57Z

Californias embattled Santa Anita race track kicked off a new horse racing season over the weekend with a new horse death.

A 3-year-old colt, Emtech, had to be euthanized on Saturday after suffering an injury during the second day of the opening 23-day Autumn Meet, raising the number of fatal injuries sustained at the Arcadia park to 32 since Dec. 26.

Emtech was euthanized on the track after breaking both of his front legs while participating in the eighth race, the park said . Emtechs death came 12 days after another horse, a 4-year-old gelding named Zeke, had to be euthanized after suffering a pelvic fracture during training on Sept. 16.