Santa Anita Park kicks out trainer after a fourth horse of his dies

Horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has been banned from Santa Anita Park after another horse death.

American Currency, a 4-year-old gelding, died after an accident on the training track, Mike Martin with the California Horse Racing Board said.

Hollendorfer was American Currency’s trainer.

This is the 30th horse death at Santa Anita since this racing season began at the end of December.

Four of those horses were trained by Hollendorfer.

The Stronach Group, which owns Santa Anita, has issued a statement saying in part, “We regret that Mr. Hollendorfer’s record in recent months at both Santa Anita and Golden Gate Fields (near Oakland, California) has become increasingly challenging and does not match the level of safety and accountability we demand.

“Effective immediately, Mr. Hollendorfer is no longer welcome to stable, race or train his horses at any of our facilities.”

The action comes the same day CNN aired an investigation into horse deaths at Santa Anita and other racetracks around the country.