...point, it is blatantly obvious that something must be done to reduce the tragic loss of racehorses such as Barbaro and Eight Belles. If the racing industry doesn't take a stronger stand to protect the health and welfare of its equine athletes, other agencies...
...Eight Belles, and the fresh debate over thoroughbred racing. On-demand audio will be available by 3:30 pm ET. Eight Belles and trainer Larry Jones before the 134th Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2008. (Photo: AP) Sally Jenkins, sports columnist and feature...
...she lay. From a piece by Beth Harris: Louisville, Kentucky. “Winning jockey Kent Desormeaux and Big Brown galloped by Eight Belles in her waning moments. “This horse showed you his heart[Big Brown], and Eight Belles showed you her life for our enjoyment today,”...
...hours weren't nearly enough. Within a few frantic minutes, the Hobe Sound resident had gone from celebrating his filly, Eight Belles, placing second to being told his horse had suffered post-race injuries so catastrophic, she already had been euthanized. "It's...
...killing of so many racehorses in Puerto Rico isn't happening because they have suffered a serious injury, like Eight Belles, the filly euthanized after breaking both front ankles racing in the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Here, even when a second home is available,...
...thoroughbreds, bred to race for more than 300 years, more than the horsemen who care for them. That especially applies to Eight Belles' trainer, Larry Jones. "These things are our family," Jones, his eyes filled with tears, his voice breaking, said at a...
...front legs just after a second place finish in the Kentucky Derby today. She was euthanized a short time later. Boy, did Eight Belles hang with the boys. All that heart and her gallant fight, however, ended in the worst of all possible ways: a breakdown, an...
...the TV announcers, some of the hats cost more than $1,000. We have to wonder if they get to wear the hats again. As for Eight Belles, it was a surprise to see the filly run so well. It reminded racing fans of what happened to Barbaro. Doctors fought hard to...
...- Todays jockeys riding at Pimlico are all wearing patches honoring Eight Belles, the Derby runner-up who sustained fatal leg fractures as she was being pulled up after the race. The patches, worn today on jockeys boots and yesterday on their mud pants,...
...Derby 134 almost assuredly will have the filly, Eight Belles, in the starting gate if her No. 5 post position is an indication. When connections of 20 Derby horses the maximum-size field selected their starting spots Wednesday afternoon, Eight Belles was...