Horse Racing

A class of jockey’s valets sued to stop Churchill Downs from preventing them from picketing on the sidewalks around the horse-racing track, claiming it got permits for all surrounding public sidewalks so the striking valets can’t picket.

FILE - In this May 4, 2019, file photo, Luis Saez rides Maximum Security, right, across the finish line first against Flavien Prat on Country House during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Citing unidentified sources close to the race, the Courier-Journal of Louisville said Churchill Downs will postpone the Derby from May 2, 2020, to Sept. 5, making it the first time in 75 years that the race won't be run on the first Saturday in May. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A class of jockey’s valets sued to stop Churchill Downs from preventing them from picketing on the sidewalks around the horse-racing track, claiming it got permits for all surrounding public sidewalks so the striking valets can’t picket.

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