{"id":1987145,"date":"2023-07-31T17:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-by-horse-deaths-home-of-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T17:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T21:58:58","slug":"months-after-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-by-horse-deaths-home-of-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-by-horse-deaths-home-of-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby&#8217;s Home Makes Big Announcement Months After Racing Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmonths-after-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-by-horse-deaths-home-of-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1987145&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Churchill Downs Implements Safety \u200bMeasures\u2063 for \u200dSeptember Meet<\/h2>\n<p>Churchill \u200bDowns, the historic track known for\u2062 hosting\u200b the\u2064 Kentucky \u200dDerby, is \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-issues-pointed-message-to-biden-over-train-derailment-disaster\/\" title=\"Trump Issues Pointed Message to Biden Over Train Derailment Disaster\">taking significant steps<\/a> to ensure the\u200c safety of its horses \u200dduring\u200d its upcoming September meet. Following\u2064 the unfortunate deaths of 12 horses before and after the Kentucky Derby, \u2062the track has implemented new track surface maintenance \u200dequipment and additional \u200cmonitoring and equine care.<\/p>\n<p>The track \u2064had suspended its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-spending-limited-supply-leads-to-increased-prices\/\" title=\"U.S. spending, limited supply leads to increased prices\">spring meet<\/a> after the spate of horse deaths, conducting \u2063an internal safety review. Now, with racing\u2062 scheduled to resume on September 14 and run through October 1, Churchill Downs is determined to prioritize\u2063 the well-being of its horses.<\/p>\n<p>The Horseracing \u2062Integrity\u2062 and Safety Authority recommended \u200dthe suspension of \u2062the meet, which was then moved to Ellis Park in western Kentucky. However,\u200d training continued\u200c at Churchill Downs during the investigation. Industry \u200cexperts\u200c found no issues with\u200d the racing \u2064surfaces, but the track \u2064still\u200c invested in \u2064new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ongoing-headaches-with-the-f-35-ripple-through-the-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Ongoing Headaches With the F-35 Ripple Through the U.S. Military\">maintenance equipment<\/a> and increased the\u200c frequency of surface testing.<\/p>\n<p>Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill \u200bCarstanjen emphasized the \u200btrack&#8217;s commitment\u200d to safety, stating, &#8220;our participants, fans, and \u200cthe\u200d public can be assured that we will continue to investigate, evaluate,\u200c and improve upon every policy and \u2064protocol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200b to these measures,\u200b Churchill Downs veterinarians will receive additional \u2062resources for specialized horse\u2063 care and to assist in pre-race inspections and \u2062entry screening. The track will also collaborate with the\u2064 Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cdc-director-says-covid-19-immunity-passports-could-help-u-s-get-back-to-new-normal\/\" title=\"Former CDC Director Says COVID-19 \u2018Immunity Passports\u2019 Could Help U.S. Get \u2018Back To New Normal\u2019\">industry experts<\/a> to identify at-risk horses through advanced analytic techniques.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure\u200c ongoing safety, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/months-after-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-by-horse-deaths-home-of-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement\/\" title=\"Kentucky Derby's Home Makes Big Announcement Months After Racing Suspension\">safety management committee consisting<\/a> of horsemen, track employees, \u2064and\u2062 veterinarians will be established.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western\u200d Journal \u2063has reviewed \u200cthis Associated\u200c Press story and \u200cmay have altered it prior\u200c to publication to \u2062ensure that it meets \u200cour editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-months-sudden-racing-suspension-sparked-horse-deaths-home-kentucky-derby-drops-major-announcement\/\">Months After Sudden Racing Suspension Sparked by Horse Deaths, Home of \u2063Kentucky Derby\u200d Drops Major Announcement<\/a> appeared\u200d first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churchill Downs plans to enhance safety measures for its September meet, introducing new track maintenance equipment and increased monitoring and care for horses. This comes after the suspension of its spring meet due to 12 horse fatalities surrounding the Kentucky Derby. The historic track will resume racing from Sept. 14 to Oct. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":1987146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1987145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1987146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}