Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Another horse is dead after running at Churchill Downs, the site of the annual Kentucky Derby.
Rio Moon broke his leg on Sunday near the finish line and had to be euthanized. The horse became the eighth to die in the last two weeks at the racetrack - seven died of multiple causes in the days, and hours, leading up to the May 6 Derby. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM General view prior to the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) One of the horses, Wild on Ice, was supposed to run in the Kentucky Derby, while two others died in the Derby's undercard.
After the race, PETA sounded off on the racetrack and the sport. "Churchill Downs is a killing field. … They should play 'Taps' at the Derby instead of ‘My Old Kentucky Home,’" PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
On top of that, five thoroughbreds were scratched from the big race, including the morning-line favorite Forte, just hours before the race.