{"id":482584,"date":"2026-10-02T08:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482584\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T08:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:51:27","slug":"sacramento-police-search-for-horse-statue-stolen-on-del-paso-blvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/482584\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento police search for horse statue stolen on Del Paso Blvd."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento police search for life-size horse statue stolen on Del Paso Blvd.<\/p>\n

\"Nijzel\"Denzen<\/a>SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

A bronze horse statue in north Sacramento is missing, according to police.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento Police Department said it received reports Wednesday that the statue, previously located on the 1900 block Del Paso Boulevard, was stolen.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on the statue is being asked to contact police.<\/p>\n

The life-sized bronze statue depicted Ben Ali, a racehorse with deep ties to Sacramento history. Ben Ali trained at Rancho Del Paso in Sacramento County before winning the Kentucky Derby in 1886, becoming the first California-bred horse to win the race.<\/p>\n

For nearly two decades, the statue stood along Del Paso Boulevard near the Sacramento Youth Center, where people who work in the area said it became a familiar neighborhood landmark.<\/p>\n

Mina Perez, Vice-Chair of the North Sacramento Chamber, told KCRA 3 the statue represented more than the horse’s racing history.<\/p>\n

“It was the heart of this boulevard,” Perez said.<\/p>\n

Perez said Ben Ali’s story also represented the community surrounding the boulevard.<\/p>\n

“You’ve taken our heart,” Perez said of the theft. “It’s like a family member.”<\/p>\n

The theft comes less than a year after part of another statue was stolen along the same boulevard. In December 2025, Sacramento police asked for the public’s help after part of a sculpture depicting a woman dancing with a child was stolen from the 2100 block of Del Paso Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on the statue is being asked to contact police. <\/p>\n

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