The federal agency that oversees horse racing
is holding an emergency summit today,
after 12 horses were killed in the past five months at
the Churchill Downs race track home to the Kentucky Derby.
The horse racing safety and integrity authority is convening vet experts,
track operators and Kentucky racing commissioners to
analyze what led to these fatalities.
Just last week,
two horses were euthanized after suffering
unrecoverable injuries at Churchill Downs.