tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post3757019505917972958..comments2023-07-30T10:48:20.875-04:00Comments on Mostly Daily Thoughts: TragedyLord Nazhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15103136933766901900noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post-78310996139512214792008-05-10T04:01:00.000-04:002008-05-10T04:01:00.000-04:00How dreadfully sad.How dreadfully sad.Nunyaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627939958188041617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post-9031575310639025662008-05-05T22:51:00.000-04:002008-05-05T22:51:00.000-04:00Terrible, terrible thing to have happened - no one...Terrible, terrible thing to have happened - no one wishes that. Thanks goodness they acted swiftly.James Highamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post-50989941921835943342008-05-05T16:43:00.000-04:002008-05-05T16:43:00.000-04:00Well I think there may have been something wrong t...Well I think there may have been something wrong that we were not told about.<br>There is no harm in thier looking into the case.<br><br>I'm not for banning horse racing, but if there was any hanky panky going on, I think it should be brought out into the open.<br>This was a very bad thing tat happenedDD2 aka Debonair Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480430319823590889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post-77472448805291228972008-05-05T08:34:00.000-04:002008-05-05T08:34:00.000-04:00It's sad when things like this happen. PETA i...It's sad when things like this happen. PETA is upset now; they will probably try to ban horse racing. But would they care if the jockey died? Somehow, I doubt it.Winfred Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05546635949893189382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7850010992971687011.post-76593269734692501502008-05-04T10:31:00.000-04:002008-05-04T10:31:00.000-04:00The Louisville stations covered it in more detail ...The Louisville stations covered it in more detail after the network coverage ended. They interviewed the trainer of Eight Belles and the track doctor. Eight Belles was doing fine just after the race. Then for some unknown reason both of her front ankles snapped. No one seems to have an explanation as to why or how it happened. Just one of those freak things. The doctor said that in order to be able to heal a broken ankle, the horse has to be able to stand on the other three. It also had to be able to stand in order to get it into the horse ambulance so they could go to the equine hospital. With two broken ankles, there was just no way she could stand up & heal. Plus, one of those breaks had broken the skin and that cut had been exposed to the dirt & such on the track. The likelihood for infection in that wound was very high. He said that it is nearly impossible to fight off that kind of infection without two broken ankles. To top all of that off the horse was in EXTREME pain. Euthanasia was the only humane option.EvilMidniteBombrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14806739773942854099noreply@blogger.com