Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Despite 15-1 odds, Mage surged late in the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby to emerge victorious at Churchill Downs over the weekend.
But the highly anticipated event was marred with controversy with the death of seven horses leading up to the race. The spectators at Churchill Downs also had to deal with some issues.
A video circulated on social media showing a fight between spectators. At one point, the video shows a man with a bloody eye. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Spectators look on as horses finish a race ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 5, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Even after he suffered the eye injury, the unidentified man in the video manages to throw a punch.
He is then immediately hit in the face again before someone standing nearby pulls him away. HORSE DEATH TOLL INCREASES TO SEVEN AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, SPARKING MORE CONTROVERSY AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO Later in the video, two other fans are seen grappling before a woman wearing a yellow hat begins throwing punches.