My heart goes out to the filly

I only have one witness (my wife), but I called for Eight Belles and Returntoglory to be in the top 3 with Brownie.  That was a great race until the end, and when I saw the first shot of Belles laying there, I told my Wife what was about to happen. Thats a sad day for the Derby, and at 17 1/2 hands high...what a beautiful filly to watch run with the boys. Tragic ending.

Whoever asked why horses get put down, I hope you got your answer. With no front legs to stand on and infection being key...

Great thread and posts people, Im not to proud to admit sadness either.

Here's the link to the story I mentioned earlier about Derby injuries...

http://www.kentucky.com/304/story/395077.html

As sad as it is, it's still suprising that this has only only once in 134 runnings...

mrenchirito.....very well written post.......very good suggestions for helping to lessen the suffering....however, being a dedicated to prevention believer I know that horse racing is a form of animal abuse......and on another thread someone had the nerve to describe the tragedy as the horse considering her death as heroic and how she would have wanted to end her life.....HUH!....how absurd!....that horse was forced to race and on a track designed by humans and in all probability given performance enhancing drugs, etc. she had no choice! 

Surely she would have preferred to live as she was created by nature instead of a creature used for making some humans wealthier.....shame on all those who were the cause of her death.... regardless of how the truth is twisted and turned it is still the reality.....she died because of humans and their assorted selfish reasons.

"we handicappers"

What an appropriate name, because that's how many horses turn out... handicapped and then dead. 

Youve got to be sh**ting me. 

This is still the sport of Kings, so the Queen and Princess can just stick to synchonized swimming. And I cant believe the amount of chimicals that go into a pool just so these swimmers can pee without creating as much filth. Its rediculous and should be banned.