Two other horses died following races at Churchill Downs Chloe’s Dream was ripped and winnowed in race 2 on Saturday. Ultimately, the horse had to be euthanized due to its injuries, trainer Jeff Hiles confirmed to The Associated Press. “He will be transported to the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for a full autopsy.” During Race 8, Freezing Point was also removed and turned off. Churchill Downs said the injury sustained was one from which Freezing Point could not recover, resulting in the horse being euthanized. Freezing Point will also be taken to the UK veterinary diagnostic laboratory for an autopsy. This comes after four other horses have died since April 27. at Churchill Downs. Wild On Ice, who was a Kentucky Derby competitor, had to be euthanized after being injured during a training session at Churchill Downs. Over the weekend, on the opening night of Derby Week, a horse named Parent Pride died following a race. Two more deaths occurred on day one of the 502s, with Take Charge Briana and Chasing Artie dying following two separate races. The three horses who died after the race had all competed in grass races. CBS Sports reported that a seventh horse died last Saturday, but WLKY has not independently confirmed that death. Churchill Downs released a statement on the fatalities on Wednesday, saying Wild On Ice and Take Charge Briana had injuries “that they couldn’t recover from.” Read the full statement here. Following Mage’s victory over Derby, Churchill Down released this statement: “It is with the greatest sadness that we report these tragic life-threatening injuries. Churchill Downs is unwavering in his commitment to health and welfare. equine safety welfare The equine deaths that led to this year’s Kentucky Derby are a sobering reminder of the urgent need to mobilize our industry to explore all possible avenues and effectively minimize any preventable risk in the sport standards, there is more to be done and we will work rigorously to understand what caused these incidents and build on our existing data, programs and practices to better understand what has been incredibly difficult for us to witness and Chasing Artie both had the same trainer, Saffie Joseph Jr. Their causes of death are yet to be determined, track officials said. Following this, Joseph scratched his remaining horse, including Derby competitor Lord Miles, and was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs. On top of that, five horses withdrew from the Derby, including a late withdrawal from morning line favorite Forte. The Derby field had just 18 horses for Saturday’s race.
Two other horses have died following races at Churchill Downs.
Chloe’s Dream was ripped off and dismantled in Race 2 on Saturday. Ultimately, the horse had to be euthanized due to its injuries, trainer Jeff Hiles confirmed to The Associated Press.
“Chloe’s Dream suffered an injury from which he was unable to recover and, for humanitarian reasons, was euthanized,” Churchill Downs said in a statement. “He will be transported to the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for a full autopsy.”
During Race 8, Freezing Point was also ripped off and extinguished. Churchill Downs said the injury sustained was one from which Freezing Point could not recover, resulting in the horse being euthanized.
Freezing Point will also be taken to the UK veterinary diagnostic laboratory for an autopsy.
It comes after four other horses have died since April 27 at Churchill Downs.
Wild On Ice, who was a Kentucky Derby competitor, had to be euthanized after being injured while training at Churchill Downs.
Over the weekend, on the opening night of Derby Week, a horse named Parent Pride died following a race. Two more deaths occurred on day one of the 502s, with Take Charge Briana and Chasing Artie dying after two separate runs.
The three horses who died after the race had all competed in grass races.
CBS Sports reported that a seventh horse died last Saturday, but WLKY has not independently confirmed that death.
Churchill Downs released a statement on the fatalities on Wednesday, saying Wild On Ice and Take Charge Briana had injuries “that they couldn’t recover from.” Read the full statement here.
After Mage’s victory over Derby, Churchill issued this statement:
“It is with the greatest sadness that we report these tragic fatal injuries. Churchill Downs is unwavering in its commitment to the health and welfare of equine safety. The equine deaths that led to the Kentucky Derby of this year are a sobering reminder of the urgent need to mobilize our industry to explore all possible avenues and effectively minimize any avoidable risk in sport.
“Despite our determination to continually improve to the highest industry standards, much more needs to be done and we will work rigorously to understand what caused these incidents and build on our existing data, programs and practices to better understand which has been incredibly difficult for us to witness and come to terms with this week.”
Parent Pride and Chasing Artie both had the same trainer, Saffie Joseph Jr. Their causes of death are yet to be determined, track officials said.
Following this, Joseph scratched his remaining horse, including Derby competitor Lord Miles, and was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs.
On top of that, five horses withdrew from the Derby, including a late withdrawal from morning line favorite Forte.
The Derby field had just 18 horses for Saturday’s race.
