More on Eight Belles

ESPN has a thorough article about Eight Belles. It captures the audience reaction and goes into more detail about what happened and is reassuing about one thing – that no one thinks she suffered more than a few seconds.

They say you ran hard, ran fast, ran the run of your life. So long, girl. Catch [...]

Rest in Peace – Eight Belles

We had a bet riding on Eight Belles, the filly who placed second at the Kentucky Derby. I was rooting for her and she was beautiful. She broke both front ankles at some point during or possibly after the race (details are unclear right now) and was euthanized on the track.

I thought she was one [...]