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Report Finds No Clear Reason for Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs

Investigators looking into 12 deaths couldn’t single out a cause, but called for safer tracks, better medical care and lighter workloads for horses.
Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September

The colt went on to become America’s 2-year-old champion and was favored to win the Kentucky Derby until he was scratched from the race with an injury. The doping case still hasn’t been adjudicated.
Mage Captures the Derby After an Agonizing Week at Churchill Downs

Mage, with Javier Castellano aboard, won by a length, bringing joy and relief to fans after a dispiriting run-up to the race in which seven horses died.
The past four Derbies have been wild. What could possibly happen next?

Forte, the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, was scratched on the morning of the race, which figures to be anything but ordinary.
What to Watch for in the 2023 Kentucky Derby

Forte, the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, was scratched on the morning of the race, which figures to be anything but ordinary.
What to Watch for in the 2023 Kentucky Derby

Forte is the morning-line favorite in the 149th Run for the Roses, which figures to be anything but ordinary.

Report Finds No Clear Reason for Horse Deaths at Churchill Downs