Churchill Downs Suspends Trainer Joseph After 2 Horse Deaths

Churchill Downs Suspends Trainer Joseph After 2 Horse Deaths
Race fans take photos in front of a statue of Barbaro at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 4, 2023. Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Thursday, days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track.

The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by him, from entering horses in races or applying for stalls at all Churchill Downs Inc.-owned tracks.