Kentucky Derby Operator Accused of Regulatory ‘Freeloading’

Kentucky Derby Operator Accused of Regulatory ‘Freeloading’

In 2023, beneath Churchill Downs’ twin spires, seven horses died during the week of its showpiece event — two of them in races in the hours leading up to the Kentucky Derby. In the days that followed, five more horses sustained fatal injuries, making the track’s Spring Meet one of the deadliest events in horse racing history. Now, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, which was created to prevent such a grim history from repeating itse…