While the Parx Casino in Bensalem is one of the wealthiest casinos in the world, some horse owners and trainers are claiming its turf horse racing track is dangerously unmaintained, write Jesse Bunch and Dylan Purcell for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The accusations follow two recent prominent horse deaths. On August 24, a top-earning gelding named Causes Trouble was injured so catastrophically that it needed euthanizing.

The Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and the horse’s owner immediately complained, describing the turf as filled with dangerous divots.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority inspected the track and sent Parx Casino a long list of recommended repairs.

However, on September 21, the Pennsylvania Derby day, the chestnut-colored thoroughbred Freedom Eagle suffered a similar fate to Causes Trouble.

While the second death – or seventh total since May – has the association and the owners up in arms, officials with Parx Racing claim the turf course is not to blame.

“Our number one thing in racing is safety — for both the horses and the people that attend to them and ride them,” said Joe Wilson, the racing office’s chief operating officer.

Read more about Parx Racing and the horse owners’ and trainers’ concerns in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

_____