Eight Belles

[Slewstoo]

So easy to love and hate this game at the same time.

[Lava]

Originally Posted by Slewstoo

So easy to love and hate this game at the same time.

You are so right. very sad day

[sumitas]

Seems like very year a horse gets injured during this race. Last year it was Sharp Humor, this year Eight Belles. rip.

[nfliehman]

I was thinking all day how I wish she would have ran friday..What a shame..she ran her heart out

[smuthg]

Originally Posted by nfliehman

I was thinking all day how I wish she would have ran friday..What a shame..she ran her heart out

in tears.

[ArlJim78]

I was so impressed with this filly from the Oaklawn races, I saw that she was special and thought she's aquit herself very well here which she did, only losing to a possible TC winner. really a sad moment.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Seems like very year a horse gets injured during this race. Last year it was Sharp Humor, this year Eight Belles. rip.

Sharp Humor was not last year. He ran in '06.

It is too bad about Eight Belles. She was a talented filly.

[_ed_]

Originally Posted by Slewstoo

So easy to love and hate this game at the same time.

Well said. Exactly what I was thinking.

I'm sitting here in disbelief, the live coverage of the race we got cut out soon after Big Brown crossed the wire, so I didn't see it happen. Terrible.

[pmayjr]

R.I.P.

What's really too bad too is, she probably wouldn't have racerd again anyway. With Larry Jones having the other best filly in America in his stable, what motivation there have been to run 8 Belles anymore. She would've gotten big bucks at for her broodmare services.

But R.I.P. She ran her heart out. It sucks...

[Heels1989]

Still don't quite know what to say other than RIP big girl. You were awesome today.

[Seattleallstar]

RIP girl, if there were no big brown she would be a Kentucky Derby winner

[smuthg]

she was a beautiful girl... what a loss.

[fjh513]

Cast a pall over the whole day....

Glad I didn't have her in any of my bets,I couldn't have cashed that ticket

with any real joy.

There may be something wrong with me, but my initial reaction to a horse going

down is "How is the horse?" Secondly...is the jock OK?

This is a real bummer and ranks right up there with the Barbaro tragedy to me.

[Heels1989]

Very classy tribute by Millie and HRTV.

[Pedigree Ann]

Damned Unbridled ankles. She had too much heart for her legs.

[philcski]

****... hit the race for $10k and i was crying my eyeballs out. loved that filly obviously as ive defended her on here quite a bit. RIP awesome Eight Belles...

[CSC]

I'm not trying to start anything here, but does anyone know if Dick Dutrow knew that Eight Belles was in obvious distress? I understand being excited after the race but if he knew and I stress if he knew of the fallen filly. You think a little more humility could have been used even after winning a race such as the derby.

From what I got from NBC the filly fell close to Big Brown while galloping out causing Kent to be thrown off the horse, so Kent D must have knew something was seriously wrong at that point.

Like I said not opening any can of worms here, but can someone find out if Dutrow knew.

Originally Posted by philcski

****... hit the race for $10k and i was crying my eyeballs out.

16k
and now

10k

in two flippn days...

Good Lord.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

So sad

[zippyneedsawin]

RIP, Eight Belles.. she showed tremendous heart in that race.