There have been 12 horse deaths at Churchill Downs during the spring meet, including two on the Kentucky Derby undercard.
As a result of the fatalities, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has called for an emergency summit on Tuesday.
Here are more details from WKYT:
Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities in the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.
The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority announced Monday that it will also send track superintendent Dennis Moore for a second independent analysis of the training and surfaces. The agency’s equine safety and welfare director Jennifer Durenberger will provide additional veterinary expertise and oversight of horses at Churchill Downs.
