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Kentucky Derby’s Eight Belles ...
Those who love horses continue to mourn the death of Eight Belles, the only female to race in the Kentucky Derby in Louisville this year. The filly placed second after Big Brown, but was euthanized at the finish line after having fractured both her front ankles this past Saturday. Inside the filly’s darkened, empty stall – No. 11 in Barn 43 – a fan has placed a glass vase with a dozen red roses. The red rose is the Kentucky Derby’s flower. A card by the flowers reads: “Eight Belles, you were courageous and beautiful and we will miss you, but never forget you.”
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Louisville Courier Journal, www.courier-journal.com
