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Veteran horse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely from Churchill Downs Thursday after two of his horses suddenly died within days of each...

Another horse trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Lord Miles, has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby out of concern for the horse's health.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two days before horse racing's signature event, officials Thursday threw a horse out of the Kentucky Derby under a cloud of suspicion after two of his trainer's horses collapsed and died without explanation in the past week.

Saffie Joseph Jr. was indefinitely suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. after two of his horses collapsed on the track and died after competing in races.

Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr has been suspended after two of his horses died in the lead-up to Saturday’s 149th Kentucky Derby. Parents Pride and Chasing Artie collapsed and died at the Churchill Downs track, with the cause of death still unknown. Another of Joseph Jr’s horses, Lord Miles, has been scratched from the race following his suspension. Four horses have now died in the build-up to America’s most celebrated race. …

The trainer for two of the horses that died at Churchill Downs days before the Kentucky Derby has been suspended.

The trainer for two of the horses that died at Churchill Downs days before the Kentucky Derby has been suspended.

The trainer for two of the horses that died at Churchill Downs days before the Kentucky Derby has been suspended.

The trainer for two of the horses that died at Churchill Downs days before the Kentucky Derby has been suspended.

The trainer for two of the horses that died at Churchill Downs days before the Kentucky Derby has been suspended.