more thoughts on the Derby

[badriyaz]

After reading articles in the Bloodhorse and the Globe, I think I have to agree with misscalculation 's comment yesterday that what happened to Eight Belles really was the worst kind of freakish accident.  The track vet at Churchill Downs said he'd never seen anything like it in his years of experience, and he's a well experienced vet.  If she had only broken one

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[bluemoonsaga]

i saw a clip of the jockey pulling up hard on her to stop her after the race & she bounced a few times & collapsed. it was upsetting but i do think it was a fluke.

having said that i was surprised church hill downs had not switched to the safer turf. i don't think there that was to blame but i do want them to run the horses as safely as possible.

this is what the horses want to do. i get just as uppity about the iditarod. those dogs are born to pull.

the tragedy aside i thought the coverage of the race yesterday was awful. i hate billy bush & don't understand why they feel they had to jazz it up with celebrities.