Kentucky Derby 2nd Place Wining Horse Dies

Giulia Rozzi May 4, 2008 | 2:37 pm EST

I am sorry to say that the Derby fillie I wrote about yesterday died!

Eight Belles finished a strong second in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, but any celebration turned to grief and sorrow when the filly collapsed with two broken ankles and had to be euthanized.

Trainer Larry Jones was clearly emotional and fighting back tears as he spoke at his barn after the race at Churchill Downs. [USA Today]

Sadly many race horses live short lives. According to PETA, ”a New York Daily News reporter remarked, “The thoroughbred race horse is a genetic mistake. It runs too fast, its frame is too large, and its legs are far too small. As long as mankind demands that it run at high speeds under stressful conditions, horses will die at racetracks” Yikes!

To learn more about the ethical treatment of animals and check out peta.org.

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Tagged as:Eight Belles • euthanization • horse • horse racing • Kentucky Derby • PETA • USA Today

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[...] to beat dead horse. Also not to make bad puns but Sunday I blogged that my favorite Derby horse Eight Belles had passed away and then I linked the story to a PETA [...]
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