Senator Bill Dodd

The California Legislature voted Sunday night to approve a bill designed to improve horse racing safety in the state. "We must do everything possible to make horse racing safer for animals and jockeys, and this bill takes another step in that direction," Sen. Bill Dodd, sponsor of the bill, said in a statement released by his office Monday. "I thank the Legislature for approving my plan, which will help ensure track conditions are right and horses are fit before they hit the starting gate." Senate Bill 800 is expected to...