The chief state steward overseeing racing in Kentucky and several veterinarians working at Churchill Downs during last fall’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships testified June 29 that they saw nothing out of the ordinary with Life At Ten prior to her participation in the Ladies’ Classic held Nov. 5.

John Veitch, the chief steward who is facing an administrative hearing initiated by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) into whether he violated racing regulations by his actions–or lack thereof–at Churchill Downs Nov. 5, testified that he saw nothing out of the ordinary with Life At Ten as she was warming up prior to the race.

"I saw nothing out of the ordinary with this horse, so why should I call a vet?" Veitch said June 29. "If the jockey saw anything wrong, it’s his responsibility to go to the vet."

In an interview with the ESPN network while on horseback as the horses were warming up for the Ladies’ Classic, jockey John Velazquez said Life At Ten was not warming up as she normally does. That information was relayed to the stewards by ESPN producer Amy Zimmerman, but the stewards did not contact the racetrack veterinarians overseeing the race to alert them to the situation