LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two horses have died the previous two days following accidents at Churchill Downs, the eleventh and twelfth fatalities over the previous month on the residence of the Kentucky Derby.
Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her entrance leg throughout Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized following an identical damage simply earlier than the end line in Friday’s seventh race.
The monitor acknowledged in a launch that each accidents had been “inoperable and unrecoverable.”
As staff members mourn the lack of the animals, the assertion added, the monitor is working to find out trigger and acceptable investments to attenuate danger to the game and its property.
“We do not accept this as suitable or tolerable and share the frustrations of the public, and in some cases, the questions to which we do not yet have answers,” the assertion added. “We have been rigorously working since the opening of the meet to understand what has led to this spike and have yet to find a conclusive discernable pattern as we await the findings of ongoing investigations into those injuries and fatalities.”
Also, a Kentucky steward’s report from May 13 lists the beforehand unreported dying of Bosque Redondo after ending tenth within the seventh race. The report didn’t state the damage, however the colt was transported to Lexington for statement and finally put down after a poor prognosis for restoration.
Churchill Downs’ assertion mentioned it commissioned floor knowledgeable Mick Peterson to carry out further checks on the monitor and that the information didn’t elevate considerations. The knowledge is in keeping with prior measurements from Churchill Downs or different tracks, the assertion added.
An epidemiological examine with the Jockey Club is reviewing every horse to find out undetected patterns not beforehand recognized, the assertion added.
“We are troubled by this recent string of fatalities,” the assertion mentioned. “It is extremely inconsistent with the outcomes we have experienced over the years, with the reputation we have developed over the decades and with the expectations we set for ourselves and owe our fans. We are committed to doing this important work and updating the public with our developments.”
Kimberley Dream and Lost in Limbo had been each 7-year-old Kentucky breds with no less than 35 begins every.
Trained by Freddie Winston, Kimberley Dream was making her 61st begin within the 1 1/sixteenth mile claiming race. Jockey Jesus Castanon pulled her up passing the three/sixteenth pole and he or she was vanned off, Equibase race chart notes acknowledged.
Lost in Limbo, a gelding skilled by Michael Lauer, collapsed inside the ultimate 1/sixteenth and threw jockey Ricardo Santana Jr., the race chart famous. He was vanned away.
The notes added that Lost in Limbo dropped his rider earlier than the six-furlong claiming race and ran free earlier than being gathered by an outrider. He was remounted with out incident and endured contact from horses on each side at the beginning from the No. 4 submit, the chart famous.
Kimberley Dream was winless in 4 begins this yr. She had seven wins, eight seconds and 6 thirds with $174,372 in earnings. Lost in Limbo had two thirds in 4 begins this yr and 5 profession, together with 5 wins and three seconds. He earned $225,996 lifetime.
Seven horses died at Churchill Downs from coaching or racing accidents within the week main as much as the 149th Kentucky Derby on May 6, beginning with qualifier Wild On Ice on April 27. Two had been euthanized following accidents on the Derby undercard, and two others died on May 14 and May 20.
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