Officials from the Churchill Downs racetrack, the home of the famed Kentucky Derby, have described the recent deaths of four horses as “unacceptable” and “troubling.”
The four race horses have died in separate incidents within a five-day stretch. Since the start of Kentucky Derby week – on April 29 – two horses died suddenly from unknown causes at the track according to officials. Parents Pride passed on Saturday and Chasing Artie on Tuesday. Both equines were trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. “I’m shattered, basically, because I know it can’t happen,” Joseph told CNN affiliate WDRB on Wednesday. “The odds of it happening twice is in the trillions.
According to Churchill Downs, two other horses died after suffering musculoskeletal injuries. Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training last Thursday and Take Charge Briana was injured during a race on Tuesday. Both were “euthanized for humane reasons.” In a Wednesday statement, officials said: “While a series of events like this is highly unusual, it is completely unacceptable.
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