Racehorse deaths prompt alarm, call for reform at LA Racing Commission hearing

An executive for Churchill Downs, Inc., the corporate owner of the Fair Grounds Race Course, appeared before the Louisiana Racing Commission Monday to address a spate of recent horse deaths at the New Orleans track, while casting an ominous tone over the future of a sport under siege nationally over its treatment of equine talent.

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