Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. FanDuel TV host Ken Rudulph has been taken off-air after making a controversial statement following the unfortunate deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs during Kentucky Derby week.
Rudulph posted a tweet to his Twitter account on Monday that said death, as well as cheating, was simply part of horse racing.
The tweet has since been deleted. "Horse racing needs to stop pretending and just be what it is," Rudolph wrote. "It’s a great combo of WWE/reality TV/sports/ with a healthy does (sic) of BS on the side.
It’s a great game. Cheating is part of it. Death is part of it. Losing is part of it. Winning makes it all worth while (sic)." 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 on May 5, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images) After getting backlash for the comment, Rudulph issued an apology on Tuesday. "Monday evening I made a mistake and used a very poor choice of words to make what I hoped would be a compelling thought regarding horse racing," Rudulph tweeted. "I apologize to my colleagues and the industry for my lack of proper forethought.