Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) owns the Louisville-based track. CDI also said that the remaining meets will now be hosted at Ellis Park Racing and Gaming in Henderson, Kentucky. CDI also announced that the transition of Spring Meet races will begin on June 7.
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) CEO Bill Carstanjen called the deaths of the horses “deeply upsetting and absolutely unacceptable”. In a statement, Carstanjen also said that despite their best efforts to identify the cause of the recent horse injuries and “though no issues have been linked to our racing surfaces or environment at Churchill Downs, we need to take more time to conduct a top-to-bottom review of all the details and circumstances so that we can further strengthen our surface, safety and integrity protocols”.
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission representative told WEHT that Churchill Downs requested the move out due to extra precaution. The official also reportedly said that the commission’s working with both Churchill Downs and Horseracing Integrity & Safety Authority to investigate the deaths.
Earlier, on Friday, PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo expressed ‘relief’ after CDI made the decision to suspend races at Louisville track. Meanwhile, track officials have said that they will continue to investigate the safety measures with horses at Ellis Park. The Spring Meet is slated to continue through July 3.
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