Horse death toll at Golden Gate Fields climbs to 17 this year, spurs renewed calls for reform

A 3-year-old filly that died at Golden Gate Fields on Sunday is the track’s 17th racehorse death reported this year by the state horse racing board.

The filly, named Promisemeparadise, died during training from a non-musculoskeletal injury at the Berkeley track, according to a report from the California Horse Racing Board.