{"id":904,"date":"2023-05-07T04:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T01:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs\/"},"modified":"2023-05-07T04:11:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T01:11:41","slug":"kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby Overshadowed by Four Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Spis tre\u015bci<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs\/#Churchill_Response\" title=\"Churchill Response\">Churchill Response<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs\/#Animal_Welfare_Response\" title=\"Animal Welfare Response\u00a0\">Animal Welfare Response\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/pl\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths-at-churchill-downs\/#Saturdays_Odds\" title=\"Saturday\u2019s Odds\">Saturday\u2019s Odds<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Four horses recently died at Churchill Downs, as horsemen and racetrack officials at the storied thoroughbred venue prepare for Saturday\u2019s 149th Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-272085\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-272085\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby horse deaths\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022_derby_gate_eclipse.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Horses break from the outside during the 148th Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2022. Churchill Downs is investigating the deaths of four horses at its Kentucky track. (Image: Eclipse Sportswire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first leg of the Triple Crown is being overshadowed by the deaths of the four horses over the past week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One of those horses was Wild on Ice, a Kentucky Derby entrant who was euthanized following an injury. Wild on Ice won the Grade 3 Sunland Park Derby in March and was ranked 15th in the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard, which qualifies the top 20 three-year-old thoroughbreds for the big event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Wild on Ice was trained by Joel Marr and owned by Frank Sumpter. The past week has been even worse for trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., who lost two horses and has been subsequently suspended by Churchill Downs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Joseph said his four-year-old Parents Pride and five-year-old Chasing Artie both died following training sessions. Joseph was set to saddle Lord Miles in Saturday\u2019s Kentucky Derby, but the loss of two horses in his barn prompted Churchill Downs to suspend Joseph and scratching Lord Miles. Joseph has been suspended indefinitely by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission\u2019s Board of Stewards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cGiven the unexplained sudden deaths, we have reasonable concerns about the condition of [Joseph\u2019s] horses and decided to suspend him indefinitely until details are analyzed and understood,\u201d explained Churchill Downs President and COO Bill Mudd. \u201cThe safety of our equine and human athletes and the integrity of our sport is our highest priority. We feel these measures are our duty and responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Three-year-old filly Take Charge Briana was euthanized by Hall of Fame member D. Wayne Lukas after the horse suffered a musculoskeletal injury while training. Marr said the decision to euthanize Wild on Ice was also because of musculoskeletal issues.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Churchill_Response\"><\/span><b>Churchill Response<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Kentucky Derby is typically the US\u2019 most wagered-on horse race yearly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first of the three legs of the Triple Crown generated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kentucky-derby-148-sets-several-betting-records-for-churchill-downs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">record handle last year<\/a> with about $273.8 million wagered on the 14-race card. The bulk of the action, about $179 million, was on the Derby itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The deaths of five horses at Churchill Downs in the buildup to the Kentucky Derby is a most unwelcome and rather untimely development. It has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/churchill-downs-committed-to-richmond-casino-opportunity\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Churchill Downs officials<\/a> upset and demanding answers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\">While a series of events like this is highly unusual, it is completely unacceptable,\u201d a Churchill Downs statement read. \u201cWe take this very seriously and acknowledge that these troubling incidents are alarming and must be addressed. We feel a tremendous responsibility to our fans, the participants in our sport and the entire industry to be a leader in safety and continue to make significant investments to eliminate risk to our athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Horse racing critics for many years have scolded horsemen for their treatment of animals. Euthanized horses are often sold to slaughterhouses and become pet food or a slab of meat on a foreign dinner plate (horse meat has grown in popularity in Asian countries, most significantly in Japan).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animal_Welfare_Response\"><\/span><strong>Animal Welfare Response\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">An investigation by the Center for a Humane Economy, a nonprofit animal welfare organization, concluded in a 2022 report that humane horse treatment disappears once the animal is injured and is no longer a viable racer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong> Race horses are commonly euthanized following a major injury instead of rehabilitated, as the financial costs don\u2019t align with trainers\u2019 and owners\u2019 reasons for being in the sport.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, never one to shy away from a seemingly drastic motion, has called Churchill Downs to close the track immediately and cancel the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s not about big hats and mint juleps this year,\u201d a PETA release said. \u201cThe track should close down immediately to put more safety protocols in place.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Saturdays_Odds\"><\/span><b>Saturday\u2019s Odds<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The race will go on despite the four horse deaths. Forte and Tapit Trice currently have the shortest odds at 5-1. The longest odds are with Continuar, a Japanese racehorse at 51-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Post time for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is 6:57 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/kentucky-derby-overshadowed-by-four-horse-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kentucky Derby Overshadowed by Four Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four horses recently died at Churchill Downs, as horsemen and racetrack officials at the storied thoroughbred venue prepare for Saturday\u2019s 149th Kentucky Derby. Horses break from the outside during the 148th Kentucky Derby on May 7, 2022. Churchill Downs is investigating the deaths of four horses at its Kentucky track. 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