![]() ![]() “CDI’s decision follows the highly unusual sudden deaths of two horses trained by Joseph at Churchill Downs racetrack: Parents Pride on Saturday and Chasing Artie on Tuesday,” the company’s statement reads. ![]() “The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by Joseph, from entering horses in races or applying for stall occupancy at all CDI-owned racetracks,” Churchill Downs Inc. Joseph’s suspension means Lord Miles, another horse that he trains, has been scratched from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby – the first leg of the coveted Triple Crown – the company said. following what it calls two “highly unusual” horse deaths – meaning one of his other horses cannot run as planned in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.Ĭhurchill Downs Inc.’s decision Thursday comes after two horses, both trained by Joseph, died suddenly from what officials have said are unknown causes at the company’s namesake racetrack in Louisville on Saturday and Tuesday. The company operating the famed Kentucky Derby has indefinitely suspended racehorse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. ![]()
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