May 27, 2023 Churchill Downs sees 11th horse die at racetrack in span of less than a month Churchill Downs has now seen 11 horses die at the race track in the span of less than a whole calendar month after Lost in Limbo tumbled on Friday.
May 25, 2023 Kentucky Derby-winning horse Fusaichi Pegasus dead at 26 Fusaichi Pegasus, the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner who later was sold for $60 million for his stud rights, has died. The horse was 26 years old.
May 21, 2023 Ninth horse dies at Churchill Downs in span of less than a month Churchill Downs was the site of yet another horse death on Saturday – Swanson Lake became the ninth horse to die at the track in less than a month.
May 20, 2023 National Treasure, trained by Bob Baffert, wins 148th Preakness Stakes National Treasure took home the 148th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday.
May 20, 2023 PETA calls for ban of Bob Baffert after one of his horses dies ahead of Preakness Stakes After one of his horses died ahead of Saturday's Preakness Stakes, PETA is calling for the horse racing industry to "kick out" trainer Bob Baffert.
May 20, 2023 Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized in Preakness Stakes undercard; jockey hospitalized Havnameltdown, a horse trained by Bob Baffert, was euthanized in the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, the site of the day's Preakness Stakes.
May 19, 2023 First Mission scratched from Preakness over vet concern: ‘It’s unfortunate’ Top Preakness contender, First Mission, was scratched from the race on Friday after vets raised concerns over an “unspecified left hind ankle issue," officials said.
May 18, 2023 FanDuel TV host taken off-air after claiming death, cheating is part of horse racing FanDuel TV has taken host Ken Rudulph off-air as it conducts a "full review" on a now-deleted tweet in which he condoned death and cheating in horse racing following Kentucky Derby.
May 15, 2023 Horse euthanized at Churchill Downs after broken leg; becomes 8th thoroughbred to die at track in last 2 weeks Rio Moon broke his leg near the finish line at Churchill Downs and had to be euthanized, becoming the eighth horse to die at the track in the last two weeks.
May 12, 2023 Horse trainer Todd Pletcher suspended for positive drug test of Forte, who was scratched from Kentucky Derby Todd Pletcher, the trainer for Forte, has been suspended after the Kentucky Derby favorite had a positive drug test in Saratoga last year.