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By Curadhan Powell | WLKY Louisville » UPDATE: Churchill Downs moves spring meet, cancels races in wake of horse deaths. • View / Read Report at WLKY » As of Sunday, May 28, 12 horses have either died from injuries or euthanasia at Churchill Downs or suffered injuries that required euthanasia in Lexington. April 27,… Continue reading Litany of the dead at Churchill Downs
By Erick Richter | NY Post | Link to source | Or jump to We Say section UPDATE: Churchill Downs moves spring meet, cancels races in wake of horse deaths.Churchill Downs said that the track will go dark after Sunday racing. • View / Read Report at WLKY » Mass changes could finally be coming… Continue reading Emergency horse racing summit called after 12 horses dead at Churchill Downs
Update: A total of 12 racehorses were killed at Churchill Downs. LOS ANGELES TIMES by John Cherwa | 26 May 2023 The horse death toll at Churchill Downs continued to grow Friday when Lost in Limbo, a 7-year-old gelding, was euthanized after breaking down in the seventh race. The horse was running in a claiming… Continue reading Horse deaths at Churchill Downs grows to eleven
Since this year's Kentucky Derby, people inside and outside of horse racing are talking more than ever about the future of this so called "sport". We have already posted some, but feel the following is another, slightly different take. —Tuesday Horse What do horses feel at the Kentucky Derby? Mostly fear and pain. US audiences… Continue reading Racehorses and what they feel
“Devastated? You can't make this stuff up. Why is this man still being allowed to train and kill racehorses?” — Tuesday's Horse By Ben Church and Homero De la Fuente (CNN, May 20, 2023) — One of the horses in an undercard race before today’s Preakness Stakes, the Bob Baffert-trained Havnameltdown, has been euthanized, after… Continue reading Another dead racehorse. Baffert “devastated.”
“They should play ‘Taps’ at the Derby instead of ‘My Old Kentucky Home.’” — PETA VP Kathy Guillermo. Litany of the Dead (1) Chloe's Dream / 3 year old gelding (2) Chasing Artie / 5 year old gelding (3) Code of Kings / 3 year old gelding (4) Freezing Point / 3 year old colt… Continue reading Seven horses killed at Churchill in lead up to 2023 Kentucky Derby
CNN (Posted 4 May / Updated 5 May 2023) — The company operating the famed Kentucky Derby has indefinitely suspended racehorse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. following what it calls two “highly unusual” horse deaths — meaning one of his other horses cannot run as planned in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Churchill Downs Inc.’s decision… Continue reading Kentucky Derby’s operators suspend trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. after ‘highly unusual’ racehorse deaths
It is the racing industry that should be in mourning, because its death seems imminent. Opinion | Yahoo! News | by Kathy Guillermo | 3rd May 2023 The first Saturday in May has been a day of mourning since 2008 when Eight Belles broke both front ankles after crossing the finish line in the Kentucky… Continue reading Four dead horses in six days at Churchill Downs shows racing’s reality problem
SOURCE: by Felix F. Chavez | El Paso Times WILD ON ICE was euthanized Thursday morning after suffering an injury to his left hind leg during training Thursday at Churchill Downs in Louisville in preparation for the Kentucky Derby, the horse's owner Frank Sumpter confirmed. The 3-year-old Texas-bred breezed five furlongs in 1 minute, 1.40… Continue reading Wild On Ice euthanized after injury during Kentucky Derby prep
UPDATE: Racing suspended at Laurel Park. LAUREL, Md. — An agreement has been reached for an inspection at Laurel Park after a series of incidents led to five horses being euthanized. The Maryland Jockey Club has since canceled all races for the next few days. Timothy Keefe, president of the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, told… Continue reading Laurel Park racing suspended after 2 horses seriously injured at track
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