Eight Belles post # prediction thread

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

yeah right , what happened to rags to riches, lady secret, ruffian and winning colors . it was a freak accident that they died or had shorten, less effective careers? why do you think i even said anything, i've seen this bs before . thats why. yeah she beat the hell out of them... for what ? the poor horse had not even been 8 furlongs and they run her 10 vs the boys real smart. when do you think she hurt herself, coming out of the gate. just because you can do something does not mean you should. i'm an idiot because i said something days ago? no like i said i've seen this crap before , its called ego and greed. tell me mr. knowitall does that help racing when the whole country sees something like that ? especially people that don't follow the game . my buddies 10 year old daughter was asking what happened.

she'd run over 8 furlongs 5 times in her career...more races than some had total races run at this point. I think you meant 9 furlongs perhaps. Greed is what racing is about. People generally want to make money. Breakdowns do occur. Even boys against boys often times. It is a part of horse racing.