Dark cloud over a sunny day

Poor Eight Belles. These stories are so sad. There's interesting coverage of it here.

3 comments:

elphaba said...

So sad.

girlfriday said...

I happened to watch it this year with my husband. I was aghast. It all seemed so sudden.

Good article

"Molly McGee" said...

So who wants to write the post on whether or not horse racing is ethical to begin with? This is just awful. And I hate that a horse has to be "humanely destroyed" just because of ankles. I mean, I get it. We're talking quality of life here, but still. Ankles? Too sad.