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They're going to suspend all racing operations from June 7 until July 3 to figure out what's going on.Īnd that can be a pretty heady time for the track. And they've decided to make this pretty historic decision. You said it yourself - 12 horses have died at the track since April. Of course, they host the world-famous Kentucky Derby. And that's what we saw from Churchill Downs. STEELE: Yeah, well, Scott, you know well, and I know that when people have to put out bad news, there's just something about Friday night. What do we know about the investigation and what's ahead? Of course, this comes after 12 horses died at Churchill Downs in just the past five weeks. The company that operates Churchill Downs, host of the Kentucky Derby, announced yesterday it will suspend horse racing after this weekend, move the races to a different location. Michele, thanks very much for being with us. Panthers on ice - can anyone stop them? Michele Steele of ESPN joins us. SIMON: Horse racing halted at Churchill Downs. And I look forward all week to saying, and now it's time for sports.
