Los Alamitos Horse Track Owner Threatens to Halt Operations After Licensing Vote

Members of the group Horseracing Wrongs and their supporters hold a "Requiem March for the fallen horses" to protest their deaths at Santa Anita Park race track and other venues across the country in Pasadena, Calif., on Nov. 30, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

All bets are off at the Los Alamitos Race Course, where the horse racing track’s owner has threatened its closure over a contentious licensing debate.

The embattled quarter horse and thoroughbred facility in Cypress, California—where at least 29 horses have died from racing or training injuries this year—had sought a full-year license from the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).  The CHRB instead granted the track a six-month license, following a Dec. 17 debate.