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'Broken Horses' documentary shows the dark side of Kentucky Derby and changes needed in the sport
WBUR Boston· 6 days agoThis Saturday is the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. A new documentary, "Broken Horses"...
The 7 biggest takeaways from "Broken Horses," the New York Times' unsettling horse-racing exposé
Salon via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoJoe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “Horses dying in clusters is not a new phenomenon,” Joe...
Cobra Venom, Cocaine, and Corruption: New Documentary Reveals the Dark Side of Horse Racing
Rolling Stone via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoAs millions of horse-racing enthusiasts tune into the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on...
Drugs, Deaths and Venom: Horse Racing's Safety Issues Hover Over Kentucky Derby
Sports Illustrated· 3 days agoRecent efforts to clean up the sport will be under heightened scrutiny at Churchill Downs.
Why do they euthanize horses with broken legs? Explaining why race horses are put down after serious...
Sporting News· 6 days agoThe 2023 Kentucky Derby drew plenty of criticism for a wave of horse deaths. There were seven horse...
Keeping Pace: A Breakdown-Free Kentucky Derby Week Is Just What Racing Needed
Paulick Report· 17 hours agoThere were no breakdowns at Churchill Downs this week, at least none that I am aware of. Paulick...
How Humans Failed Racehorses
New York Times· 2 days agoIt was a thrilling finish: A long-shot named Mystik Dan held off a late charge by Sierra Leone and a colt from Japan named Forever Young on Saturday to...
We Watched Horses Die on the Track. Will Anything Change?
New York Times· 7 days agoLast year, 12 horses died at Churchill Downs, and another 13 died at Saratoga. In a new documentary,...
As Kentucky Derby Nears, Last Year’s Deaths Cast Long Shadow
New York Times· 5 days agoThe Kentucky Derby has been run through two World Wars, the Great Depression, civil rights unrest...
Incredible quest creates men from boys
Woodward News· 6 days agoIn April of 2022, Josh White and wife Terra, son Levi, 17 and Lucus, 15 rode out of their Susanville, California driveway together – just the family,...
