Several Republican attorneys general have endorsed a bill that would repeal and replace a highly influential horse racing law they say was “devised behind closed doors.”
Two horses were euthanized at Belmont Park on Saturday, a grim milestone meaning at least one horse has died at all three Triple Crown race sites this year.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has called an emergency meeting to find out why 12 race horses have died at Churchill Downs.
A twelfth horse since April 27th has died at Churchill Downs in Louisville and the track’s leadership is trying to find answers.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has issued a call for legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert to be banned from horse racing after the recent death of a horse under his care at Pimlico Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A ninth horse died Saturday after being injured following the sixth race at Churchill Downs, making it the ninth fatality since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A horse died Sunday after a race at Churchill Downs, making it the eighth fatality in recent weeks at the home of the Kentucky Derby.
Winning Kentucky Derby jockey Javier Castellano praised Jesus Christ following his horse’s shocking victory on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two more horses died, making it seven in all, before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and early favorite Forte was scratched with an injury in another series of blows to a sport already reeling from doping suspensions and breakdowns.
Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely after two of his horses died on the track. Moreover, the organization scratched Lord Miles, another horse trained by Joseph Jr.
The horse racing world is reeling after four horses have died at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is allegedly pushing for an impending spending bill to include an updated version of a horse racing law that was recently ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court, Reuters reported Monday.
Kentucky Derby host Churchill Downs says it will play “My Old Kentucky Home” despite claims from activists that the song is “racist”
Horse racing officials and industry activists are hailing the passage and signing of a safety and integrity bill that will standardize medication and doping rules in an effort to make the sport safer and fairer.
Dozens of protesters were arrested on Tuesday in Kentucky, including far-left, anti-Israel activist Linda Sarsour.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Next month’s Kentucky Derby will run without fans at Churchill Downs. The historic track citied rises in COVID-19 cases in the Louisville area.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will open stables at the track and training center in phases starting May 11 before races are run during its spring meet without spectators.
Police have arrested a man and charged him with the drunken stunt of mounting a racehorse and trying to take it on a tour of the track at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs, according to a report.
