Churchill Downs suspends trainer Saffie Joseph Jr after two horse deaths

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Churchill Downs suspended trainer Saffie Joseph Jr indefinitely and Lord Miles, who is trained by Joseph, was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Thursday, days after the sudden death of two of his horses at the track.

The suspension prohibits Joseph, or any trainer directly or indirectly employed by Joseph, from entering horses in races or applying for stall occupancy at all Churchill Downs Incorporated racetracks.