Homicide at Kentucky Derby track

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The discovery of a man's body Sunday in the stable area of Churchill Downs was being investigated as a homicide, but there is no connection to the race track or the Kentucky Derby, police said.

"At this point we don't have anything pointing to the fact that this had any association with Churchill Downs or the Derby itself," said Alicia Smiley, spokeswoman for Louisville Metro Police. "We are still investigating at the stables and at the barn, people who work out here trying to determine his identity as well as what may have led to this."

Smiley said the death is being investigated as a homicide and there were no obvious signs of a struggle in the barn.

"Our investigation is ongoing as to why he would have specifically been at this location," she said.

Churchill Downs security called police at 4:50 a.m. EDT, Smiley said. The body was found at the back of a barn occupied by Louisville trainer Angel Montano Sr.

Montano did not have a horse running Saturday either in the undercard or the Derby, which saw a record attendance of more than 165,000. A telephone call, text and Twitter message left for Montano were not immediately returned.

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