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Hollywood salutes the sweet-natured she-hulk
Racing Post The stomach-churning racetrack breakdowns of Barbaro and Eight Belles have called the very sport into question – poor old George Washington doesn't get … and more » |
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Nicholas Godfrey has updated his blog – with a Zenyatta special
Racing Post The stomach-churning racetrack breakdowns of Barbaro and Eight Belles have called the very sport into question – poor old George Washington doesn't get … and more » |
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Documenting life in the Horse emergency room
Kentucky.com … told a national TV audience that second-place finisher Eight Belles had just been euthanized on the racetrack after breaking both front legs. … |
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Juveniles provide bookends to meet
Daily Racing Form (registration) … an auction website, with the ultimate goal of having a life-sized replica of Eight Belles placed next to her gravesite at the Kentucky Derby Museum. … |
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Public can comment on racing safety
Kentucky.com … on the Alliance's progress implementing reforms in the wake of prominent racing public image problems, including the deaths of Eight Belles and Barbaro. … |
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2 racing guys hang it up
Voice Tribune … the Kentucky Oaks in 2008 with Proud Spell and saddled back-to-back Kentucky Derby runners-up in Hard Spun (2007) and the ill-fated Eight Belles (2008), … and more » |
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A Dog Has Died—Where Are the Michael Vick Haters?
Bleacher Report The thump created by Eight Belles, the 2008 runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, falling to the ground after breaking both front ankles in the race was much … |
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Giving safer whips a crack
ESPN Eight Belles was whipped 10 times by jockey Gabriel Saez in the 2008 Derby, a low number, given the magnitude of the event. Still, for many people these … and more » |
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Eight Belles Trainer Saddles His Last Racehorse
kypost.com News of his retirement broke in September 2008, following two consecutive second-place Kentucky Derby finishes and the death of filly Eight Belles on the … |
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News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 am EST
Kentucky.com The 53-year-old native of Hopkinsville began training in 1982 and is best known as the conditioner of 2008 Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles. … and more » |
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