Efforts to explain the sudden death of especially racehorses took the form of a teleconference focused on the loss of Medina Spirit on December 6, 2021, at Santa Anita Park. The California Horse Racing Board hosted a media teleconference where veterinarians provided context to the investigation’s findings.
It’s not uncommon for sudden death cases to have no cause of death identified after necropsy . . . it’s really hard to uncover a heart condition in a horse whose heart is no longer beating.”
Source: Paulick Report, February 11, 2022. Link.
INSIGHTS: Veterinary forensics is rapidly emerging as a distinct branch of veterinary medicine. Animal forensics is a small but growing field: the International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association, is one organization that provides training and certification, has about 130 registered members in 16 countries.