A series of horse deaths at Churchill Downs cast a shadow over the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, which kicks off the prestigious Triple Crown thoroughbred racing series on Saturday.
regulators to investigate after four horses died at their facility in the lead-up to the 1 1/4-mile race, including one that was entered to run the derby, Wild On Ice.
"We have reasonable concerns about the condition of his horses, and decided to suspend him indefinitely until details are analyzed and understood," Bill Mudd, the president and COO of Churchill Downs Incorporated, said in a statement.The grim incidents cut a contrast to the usual tone of the jovial, bourbon-drenched affair, that attracts celebrities and high rollers in their finest millinery.
Forte charges into Louisville on a five-race winning streak, though could have some extra work cut out for him after drawing theTapit Trice, a gray colt known for his ability to break late, runs out of the fifth gate, next to the third of Pletcher's horses, the 12-1 Kingsbarns, who drew the sixth post.
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