Churchill Downs is suspending races to “examine safety measures” after the deaths of a dozen horses in the last month. The suspension will last roughly one month long. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports.
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nothing good in the confederacy….south is poison.
Finally.
Has anyone thought to start checking the bone densities of these poor young horses and how much weight they're carrying? to say nothing about the possibilities of long term genetic inbreeding?
Certain they'll find a way to blame Trump in 3..2..1
There has to be regulations or a new governing body put in place cause horse deaths are WAY TOO HIGH!
Good animal abuse its cruel and wrong just to make the rich happy
SHUT IT DOWN.
i'm done with horse racing. its NOT important. horses shouldn't die so men can race them.
Lived in KY my whole life and I still don't understand the appeal of horse racing. I truly wish it would be banned
Wanna bet on animals running around a track? Use humans
Boycott Horseracing!!!!!!
It's all about money, common, seriously,they think people are stupid
Stop saying horse racing.
It's thoroughbred racing that is deadly.
The standardbreds don't have this problem.
Sea biscuit. Lady hired jockey that would run a horse so hard it's heart would explode.
Quit horse racing game ,it's a game not sport,
New era new rules should follow
FINALLY
It was Ralphie!
It's a wonder more horses don't die. These people are so abusive to the horses.
Just another activity from our past that needs done away with. Right there along with rodeos!
Remember Horses aren't even Native to the Americas
I like Jesse's earnest reporting, knows his content, speaks well…this man gonna go places!
BREAKING NEWS over rich people's horses…. way to go USA
Entertainment at the expense of a life should be banned.
What a shame! Shut horse racing down!
This is why everything needs to be regulated HARDCORE. I'm guessing they did steroids and other performance enhancers that are decisively unhealthy for any beings to use. People take competition too seriously and too wrongly. Competition is about bettering yourself, not destroying your opponent. Americans are the absolute worst when it comes to beliefs and ideology. The "freedumb lovers" need a reality check and some hardcore rules.
Pumping the horses full of steroid at young age is making their bones brittle. They should not be racing these horses when they are so young.
HORRIFYING FOR THE BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT HORSES EXPLOITED & THROWN AWAY .I AM SICK OF THE CORRUPTION IN THIS ORGANIZATION ..
IN THIS ORDER : OWNERS ,TRAINERS ,VETS … THEY ARE IN IT TOGETHER .WIN AT ALL COST .
Do ya think? Cruel sport.
Finally!🐎💔🐎💔
Horse racing has become a test of chemicals and how they effect a horse or living animal. Anyone that cares about horses or any animal should never endorse this hideous example of animal cruelty
Steroids made them so strong they died.
So why is Saffie Joseph banned indefinitely with no evidence of doping or wrong doing,i'll bet they have a lawsuit coming.
Good idea, seeing what’s happening for the past few weeks is heartbreaking and unacceptable to the people who deeply loves horses to people at CDI and Churchill Downs. The current system is broken and the industry has yet to do everything that can be done to prevent them. It’s time to impose rule changes and put in the synthetic or tapeta track which is safer surface.
Maybe they OD'd on some bad stuff coming up from the border, you never know.
Insurance owners need money
Who is angry w/the track, owners or jockeys?
Stop this madness. Shame on humans , end this evil sport. Kentucky sucks
Horse racing is archaic. So much abuse to innocent animals.
Racing horses at 2 years old is unacceptable. The horses aren't fully developed yet, especially their legs!
I would like a comparison number deaths to this case to see the difference. But horse racing is abusive by nature and should be stopped. Dogs too. I'll never support either.
Why would I not be surprised to hear this was either climate or animal rights activists? Nothing they do makes sense, so this is right up their alley.
A dozen horses killed in a single month. I guess it's worth it so that a gang of wealthy, over-privileged pretty people can gather once a year to see them race one another.