I can't find anything about breakdowns turf vs dirt in CA (would have to go through their public records)
Regarding Del Mar, Bay Meadows, Santa Anita, Hollywood, Golden Gate:
Richard Shapiro, the chairman of the California Horse Racing Board (speaking in 2006): "When you look at the data on breakdowns, it's unacceptable. It's staggering. We had 227 horses destroyed on our tracks in 2005. And that doesn't count soft-tissue injuries or bowed tendons or suspensories."
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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