Big Brown's dominating performance takes second stage to the tragic death of the Kentucky Derby's runner up, Eight Bells. The Louisville Courier-Journal has the depressing details:
"Eight Belles crossed the finish line second in the Kentucky Derby today and then jockey Gabriel Saez heard the worst sound possible - a pop.
Saez said the filly did not take a bad step, but he heard the pop and tried to pull her up.
"I tried to get her to stop," he said. "I tried to get her to stop, but she wouldn't stop."
Dr. Larry Bramlege the on-call veterinarian from the American Association of Equine Practitioners said the filly had a condylar fractures of both front legs. That is the same type of break that was suffered by 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro in one leg. She was euthanized on the track.
Speaking to media this evening, trainer Larry Jones said, "There was no way to think about even trying to save her. She ran the race of her life."Here's the video of the tragedy. The more I see it, the more depressed I become.
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