Posted on 05/03/2008 5:00:52 PM PDT by Larry R. Johnson
LOUISVILLE --Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby by 4 3/4 lengths, a race marred with tragedy after the only filly in the race, Eight Belles, lost her life.
The filly was euthanized on the track after breaking both front ankles.
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She ran a great race.
The filly is racing in great open fields, now.
Isn’t this sort of an analogy of the Democratic primary?? I hate to say that, but HRC said bet on the filly.
You felt you needed to add another tasteless thread about euthanizing this poor horse?
Big people know when it is compassionate to let a horse go. This is amazing!
I regret your sarcasm and dark humor, for you.
I don't find your title amusing. If you really want to know, they inject a sedative into the jugular and then a drug to stop the animal's breathing. It's very humane and quick. I've seen it done more than once unfortunately, it's a sad thing to watch but the horse doesn't suffer.
I am sorry the horse broke her ankles.
Another thing. A horse with two broken pasterns would be in incredible pain and there is no way to save a horse in that condition. Putting her down immediatly was the only choice.
I heard that the horse was raced just yesterday. Could that have something to do with it? Is it common to race them two days in a row?
To relate to politics: “I bet my money on a bob-tail nag (Hillary), but somebody be on the bay (Ba-rack).” Perhaps the winner will be War Admiral instead (this Triple Crown winner won that distinction when John McCain, the son and grandson of war admirals, was one year old). Perhaps I should be given a Citation for this analogy.
I think she was swapped with another horse for the Derby. It’s unlikely that she raced the day before.
There is no excuse for an accident like this. A filly hasn’t raced in the Derby for, I think, 11 years and it was the first time this jockey rode in the Derby. I blame the trainer, jockey and the owner, this should never have happened.
That filly had heart but I think she was pushed beyond her ability. She came in second! What a girl!
Glad I didn’t see it happen. I’m sure the owners and jockey are heartbroken.
I saw the race at a restaurant. Was she involved in the winning jocky getting thrown...we could not tell?
I thought the journalist interviewing on the ride into to the winners circle was a bit too much.
Thanks in Advance
Oh, this news made the tears roll. There was another horse that broke its ankle in the Belmont Stakes and they had to euthanize it too. Why this drastic measure for horses? I am trying to understand but why?????/Just Asking - seoul62.....
No, another filly from the same barn won the Kentucky Oaks yesterday.
I didn’t see the race so I don’t know. I do know enough about horses to know that they shouldn’t break both front pasterns/fetlocks (I’m not sure what they mean by ankles) without being pushed beyond their limit.
A horse’s condition goes from bad to worse with leg injuries...and it is truly the kindest thing to let the poor horse go. I have had horses, trust me...this was a bad news injury. The horse wouldn’t have come back from this.
With large animals like horses or cows, broken bones in teh legs are catastrophic because trying to treat teh break can lead to a cascade of other problems. Barbaro, the colt that broke down in the Belmont, survived the surgery but suffered laminitis (inflamation of the soft tissue lining the hooves) from the unequal weight distribution.
Horses are big, active animals whose first reaction is to run from danger. Their whole system is based on moving all the time. Thus they don’t handle recovery very well in many cases.
Surgery is also expensive. With our cows, the vet’s first question is usually “How much is this animal worth?”
Very sad to see that filly lost.
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