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Originally posted by rouxdog

Well Big Brown is on a roll, perhaps a triple crown candidate. Lets respect the heart and courage of Eight Belles. She gave it everything she had. Such a large animal travelling on small spindly legs. You know the rest.

Hillery sent Chelsea to the Derby to bet on this horse. With respect to the horse, I refrain from any further coment on that scenerio. Horses and Human athletes who preform at superior levels are all subject to injury as a result of their skill AND will. They exceed the ability of the body to keep up with the power of the mind. Horses legs are not designed to withstand the weight of a highly trained horse and the knees and back of a 300 pound + football player are not designed to withstand the stress of playing football. Something will give and sadly it did in this case. (No emicrons on this one)