![]() ![]() Both horses were owned by Kenneth Ramsey and trained by Joseph. On Tuesday, five-year-old Chasing Artie had a similar incident following the eighth race that day. Last Saturday, four-year-old filly Parents Pride collapsed and died following the eighth race at Churchill Downs. ![]() We feel these measures are our duty and responsibility.” “The safety of our equine and human athletes and integrity of our sport is our highest priority. “Given the unexplained sudden deaths, we have reasonable concerns about the condition of his horses, and decided to suspend him indefinitely until details are analyzed and understood,” said Bill Mudd, President and Chief Operating Officer of Churchill Downs Incorporated. The suspension bars Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by Joseph, from entering horses in races or applying for stall occupancy at all Churchill Downs Incorporated-owned race tracks. ![]() Lord Miles, who was slated to run the 149th Kentucky Derby and is trained by Joseph, has been scratched from Saturday’s race by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. is suspended indefinitely after what the organization described as “highly unusual sudden deaths” of two horses trained by Joseph at Churchill Downs Racetrack. ![]() Churchill Downs Incorporated announced on Thursday that trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. ![]()
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