With Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty skipping the second leg of the Triple Crown, NBC’s race segment averaged just 4.56 million viewers, its lowest Preakness audience since 1995.

Practical Move, a 3-year-old colt who was made the 3-1 second choice for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, suffered an apparent cardiac incident after a gallop at Santa Anita Park on Tuesday and died on the track.

 In many ways, the Horseracing and Safety Integrity Authority's full report on Churchill Downs' equine fatalities from earlier this summer is more of the same.

He maintained throughout that there was no basis for his suspension at any point.

The reviews are for just two of the dozen equine fatalities at Churchill since April 27, and are posted publicly by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

The nation’s most famous racetrack will go dark for racing and training in the wake of a dozen horse deaths in just over a month.

An "emergency summit" called by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has concluded by finding "no obvious or specific pattern" for the 12 horse fatalities in a month at Churchill Downs, while imposing several additional layers of review for entries and handling breakdowns.

The measures come after a meeting between track officials, veterinarians and horsemen based at Churchill Downs and its Trackside Learning Center Louisville.

It's the first crisis test for HISA, formed in 2020 by an act of Congress.