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Paintmare06 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
All horses are slow and hard to stop, racehorse or not. Belle was not "refusing" to stop, she was slowing down gradually.
Paintmare06 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Tell me about it.
Paintmare06 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Eight Belles was a filly, not a mare. And most of the horses in the Derby are colts, not gelding. And why can't the fillies race the colts? Did you watch the 2007 Belmont Stakes?
Paintmare06 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
It make me sick that these idiots are making all these comments about the Derby and Eight Belles when they know nothing about racing or "Belle." I know they didn't know Eight Belles would die, but that's something you don't joke about. How dare people make fun or her, alive or not. It's aimed at Hillary, but leave the horse out of it. Hillary actually had sense here, Eight Belles fought to the end like a tiger. RIP Belle. I still miss you, baby.
RidingWithRuffian (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
What are you talking about??!?!?!
Ruffian4Ever (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Dont know anything about racing, do you? Eight Belles was a FILLY, racing against COLTS...not geldings. Most racers are uncut males, and there wasnt a single gelding in the Derby.
no1horselover (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I hate horse racing.Why is it in this world everything has to be the Fastest the BIggest the StrongestIts so cruel to do this to animals.
tattynsmokey (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
eight belles is a great she beat all 18 boys how great is she
castleguardian (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
give me one founded reason why mares or in this case fillies shouldn't race against colts? fillies can be just as fast if not faster than colts, it all depends on the horse. eight bells would have broken her ankles wether she was racing against colts or other fillies, it has nothing to do with the fact that she was racing the opposite sex...
Mintano (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Her breaking down had nothing to do with running against the boys. The same thing could have happened if she had run in the Oaks the day before against the fillies. |