turf racing canceled

Churchill Downs Racetrack has suspended racing over its Matt Winn Turf Course for at least two weeks, according to a release from the track. The move comes five days after they announced that they would limit usage of the course to two races per day, and a day after Gingrich, the 9-5 second choice in Friday's second race, was vanned off after he "went wrong" according to the Equibase chart. He was subsequently euthanized. The Matt Winn Course was newly installed for the current meeting which opened April 30. "In...