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Horse Trainer Suspended as Churchill Downs Investigates Sudden Deaths of Two Horses

Lord Miles, another horse trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., was scratched from this weekend’s Kentucky Derby

By Joseph De Avila
 and Suryatapa Bhattacharya
The Kentucky Derby is on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Photo: AMIRA KARAOUD/REUTERS

Churchill Downs said it has indefinitely suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr., and scratched the horse Lord Miles from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby as it investigates the sudden deaths of two horses under Mr. Joseph’s care.

The horses, Parents Pride and Chasing Artie, died in recent days from unknown causes. 

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