Central and Eastern Kentucky
Central and Eastern Kentucky
Congress Scrutinizes Horse Racing
Elizabeth Wynne Johnson (2008-06-19)
Track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles after the 134th Kentucky Derby Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon) (Photo courtesy: Jim Wood / Flickr)
WASHINGTON, DC (WEKU) - Thoroughbred racing is a 40-billion dollar-a-year industry at a crossroads. At a packed hearing on Capitol Hill today, Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield said the sport isn't acting fast enough. WEKU's Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports from Washington DC. © Copyright 2012, WEKU
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