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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles' jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Gabriel Saez was riding Eight Belles when she broke both front ankles while galloping out a quarter of a mile past the wire. She was euthanized on the track. PETA faxed a letter Sunday to Kentucky's racing authority claiming the filly was "doubtlessly injured before the finish" and asked that Saez be suspended while Eight Belles' death is investigated. "What we really want to...

Derby photo of jockey investigated Santos carried nothing but whip, his attorney says -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By JENNIE REES jrees@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal This image is enlarged from a Getty images photo that was e-mailed to a state racing steward at Churchill Downs on Thursday. It was taken as Jose Santos changed the whip position in his hand after crossing the finish line. By James Squire/Getty Images This enlarged AP photo was taken from a slightly different angle at about the same time as the Getty Images picture and shows the green silks of Empire Maker's jockey through Santos' hand. AP Photo This...

ISLAMABAD, July 8: Police have rescued five children aged between three and seven who were allegedly being smuggled to Dubai for use as camel jockeys, the FIA said on Monday. A woman with three boys and two girls, whom she claimed were her children, was stopped at the Islamabad's international airport late Sunday, FIA's Chief Airport Officer Sadar Azim said. He said the woman and the children posed as a family, but a closer look at the "mother's" passport showed that the names of the children had been included fraudulently. Mr Azim said police believed the woman was taking the...