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Churchill Downs to Resume Horce Racing at Fall Meet

Racing will resume at Kentucky Derby venue. Churchill Downs in September. This comes after operations were suspended in June for a full review following the deaths of 12 horses including several deaths leading up to May's Kentucky Derby. The venue is adding some safety measures including new equipment to manage its track and additional resources for its veterinarians. The venue will also create a safety management committee but just days ago, the Churchill Down CEO said the review quote didn't find anything fundamentally wrong or different about our track from previous years. Calling the deaths unfortunate circumstances. The racing season expected to begin on September 14th.