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Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Kentucky Derby’s winning jockey could face discipline for whipping Sovereignty too often

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Mage (8), with Javier Castellano aboard, wins the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Horse racing’s federal oversight body says racetracks under its jurisdiction experienced 1.23 racing-related equine fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2023, a much lower rate than at tracks outside its watch. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority report, released Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, also stated that its fatality rate was lower than the Jockey Club’s national rate of 1.25 for 2022 and the 1.32 rate reported on Tuesday in its 2023 Equine Injury Database. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Racing authority reports equine fatality rate of 1.23 per 1,000 at tracks under its jurisdiction

Associated Press

Epicenter, left, with jockey Joel Rosario, wins the Jim Dandy Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course, July 30, 2022, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority in a report released Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, said a multitude of risk factors played into the 13 racing or training deaths of Thoroughbreds during the 2023 season at the track in upstate New York. Another horse died in a barn stall accident. (Skip Dickstein/The Albany Times Union via AP, File) **FILE**

Investigation finds no definitive cause of death for 13 Saratoga race horses

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Sir Winston (7), with jockey Joel Rosario up, crosses the finish line to win the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Elmont, N.Y. The New York Racing Association is launching a study evaluating the impact of various surfaces on equine injuries and fatalities. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYRA is spearheading a study on the impacts of various surfaces in horse racing

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Horse racing groups are backing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that they hope will replace the federal organization overseeing the sport for just a year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Horse racing groups introduce competing safety legislation they hope will replace HISA

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

FILE - Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Horse racing's federally created oversight panel found no single cause of death among 12 horses at Churchill Downs this spring, but recommends further action and analysis to mitigate risk at the home of the Kentucky Derby, according to a report released Tuesday, Sept. 12. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Panel finds no single factor in horse deaths at Churchill Downs

By Gary B. Graves - Associated Press

Javier Castellano, atop Mage, third from left, is seen behind with others behind the pack as they make the first turn while competing in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. Churchill Downs will limit horses to four starts during a rolling eight-week period and impose ineligibility standards for continued poor performance in the wake of the recent deaths of 12 horses at the home of the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**

Churchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent horse deaths

Associated Press

Kentucky Derby entrant Two Phils works out at at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, May 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

HISA chief: Churchill Downs would accept recommendation to pause racing if needed

By Gary B. Graves - Associated Press