Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deaths
Jun 1, 2023 3:48 PM - Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance in the wake of the recent deaths of 12 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby. -
Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanized
May 20, 2023 11:49 PM - Bob Baffert's National Treasure crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ending Mage's Triple Crown bid in the trainer's return from a suspension -- and just hours after another of his 3-year-old horses was euthanized on the track. -
Race horse's death hours before Preakness extends sport's woes seen at Churchill Downs
May 20, 2023 3:41 PM - Death darkened the site of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, much as it had the site of the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago: A horse was euthanized after getting injured during an undercard race at Pimlico, marring yet another big Triple Crown day for a sport already reeling after more than a half-dozen fatalities at Churchill Downs. -
O'Donnell: Arlington Park fans can take some comfort in so-so TV ratings of the '23 Kentucky Derby
May 10, 2023 8:09 PM - The Arlington Park faithful will have to take solace in the fact that the 2023 Derby -- pockmarked by odd horse deaths in its run-up -- drew the lowest May audience for the classic since 2008. NBC's thoroughly pedestrian production averaged only 14.8M viewers.
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Jim O'Donnell: Rivelli says that the Preakness is a 'no go' for Two Phil's
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What is horse racing doing to prevent catastrophic injuries?
May 8, 2023 8:45 AM - The deaths of seven horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby has once again intensified the debate over the safety of horse racing. Two of the deaths occurred as the result of race injuries on Derby day, when more than 150,000 people jammed Churchill Downs.
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Jim O'Donnell: Like Duchossois, will Reinsdorf try and take his playground with him?
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Mage wins 149th Kentucky Derby; Two Phil's comes in second
May 7, 2023 8:36 AM - Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Two Phil's trained by North Barrington's Larry Rivelli was second. -
'On life support': How Illinois' horse racing industry is trying to survive after Arlington's closure
May 6, 2023 5:04 PM - Closure of Arlington Park only accelerated the local horse racing industry's decline, where there are now fewer equines being bred on downstate farms, many have left to race in other states, and a long-anticipated racino project at Hawthorne is stalled amid financing woes. -
Kentucky Derby favorite Forte scratched from race
May 6, 2023 11:11 AM - The early favorite for the Kentucky Derby was scratched Saturday hours before the race.Forte was declared out of the 149th Derby, according to Churchill Downs spokesman Darren Rogers. Co-owner Mike Repole said Kentucky Horse Racing Commission veterinarians had concerns about a bruised right front foot.
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