Eight Belles Tribute
Monday May 5, 2008
A photo tribute to the gallant filly Eight Belles who finished second to Big Brown in the 2008 Kentucky Derby, then tragically broke both front ankles about a quarter mile after the finish and had to be euthanized. She will be missed by many.
Comments
What tragedy for such a runner, and what a beutiful horse. Will be missed.-great photo.
She should be mourned as well. Horse racing is abusive to horses. Her death handed her owners a nice fat paycheck of $400,000, as her ankles shattered and she went down to her death insane with pain and confusion. This — along with Barbaro — is a shameful day for everyone involved with horse racing. These horses have no choice and are whipped to go faster and faster, the cost to the animal be damned.
Protest horseracing. Don’t abuse these animals.
Ugh, horse racing is a cruel “sport” that should wither away.
These horses are beautiful and are excited to run. However, they should wait till they are 4 or 5 when their legbones are more formed and they are not still babies!!!People should know better than to race babies when their legs and skeletal-muscular system is not mature yet.
Eight Belles was a beautiful horse who, unfortunately,trusted the men who considered themselves her “family”. She obviously wasn’t ready for the Kentucky Derby and the “boys”. They tried to show what she could do to the world and now we have lost her forever. She was still a baby, shame on you.
My heart breaks for her connections. What a sad, sad tragedy. But something good will come out of this. God has a plan. He saw fit to take HIS filly, Eight Belles, and He has a reason. I have so much faith in that. And He gave His filly to the best people possible, the Porters and Joneses. Blessings to them. Eight Belles was one in a million. She will be remembered with love, tears, smiles, and laughter ….
Forever.
Win your races above, sweetest Belles, as you run on new, sound ankles. I love you, salt-and-pepper Eight Belles.
And for heaven’s sake, girl, take care of your beautiful, one-of-a-kind tail!! Hugs, Belles. Hugs.
And hugs to the connections, too, as they grieve. My prayers with you.
shut up!it’s not a cruel sport these horses are born to run and they love it!also they were her family yuo know why the owner offfered the vet 6 mil just to try to save her but they coundn’t do any thing for her she was already done.so shut your friggin mouths bout all that crap!k?>:(
still thinking about her..what a gallant filly!!in my heart she is the derby winner..no drugs..may she always run with the wind at her back..