I remember hearing about Hillary backing 8 Belles before the race. I was only half listening, but remember thinking that I wouldn’t want that kind of backing and really had a bad feeling. When I heard of the tragic injuries I felt that deja vu feeling and had to do a web search to see if I was right about what I had heard. I hope they have big green pastures in Horse Heaven.
On the "Morning Joe" show last week, Friday AM I think, Scarborough actually made a quip about Hillary backing 8 Belles. It was, in retrospect, uncanny. After referring to Hillary equating herself to the female underdog, he laughingly said something to the effect that it would be really bad if the horse had to be put down. I just had it on as I was reading the morning paper, so I wasn't listening very closely and I cannot remember the exact quote.