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Protestors infiltrate Golden Gate; card delayed
Golden Gate Fields was forced to delay the start of Thursday's program after four "animal-rights" activists infiltrated the track. The protestors are part of an organization called Direct Action Everywhere, which seeks to put an end to horse racing.
Video footage showed the protestors scaling a fence on the far turn and stepping onto the Golden Gate track at about 11:30 a.m. Pacific.
In a press release, Direct Action Everywhere said they're "calling for Golden Gate Fields to be shut down, citing dozens of horse deaths over the past year, as well as widespread COVID outbreaks among workers at the facility."
The group also alleged that "government and industry authorities have failed to address these issues, ignoring requests for enforcement action from Berkeley City Council and DxE."
In 2021, there have been five equine fatalities at Golden Gate, according to statistics from the California Horse Racing Board. Last year, there were 27 equine fatalities at the track.
Golden Gate's seven-race program was scheduled to start at 12:45 p.m. Pacific. As of 3 p.m, the four protestors remained locked together "between heavily-weighted PVC pipes in a direct action maneuver called a 'sleeping dragon.' Earlier, purple smoke flares were lit near them. A group of protestors was also gathered outside of the track.
At 3:15 p.m., Golden Gate announced the first race had officially been canceled with the r
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