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Originally Posted by Silverback51
Yep, Eight Belles was coming out of the second turn and broke both front ankles.
It would be interesting to know how many horses are injured or die per year in horse racing.
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Yeah, apparently she finished second and after they crossed the finish line, she started galloping funny, the jockey tried to pull up and she had broken both front ankles.
As the news reports...she didn't have any functioning front leg to stand on inside the ambulatory vehicle....so they euthanized her right there on the spot. Damn.
Granted, it's a horse, but holy cow. (no pun intended). We can put a man on the moon but we can't figure out how to get a hobbled horse back to the clinic that can't stand?