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Death at the Derby: PETA Says Jockey Gabriel Saez 'Whipped Eight Belles Mercilessly'

With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda ... found this 5/5/2008 on sports.aol.com

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling for jockey Gabriel Saez, who rode Eight Belles to second place at the Kentucky Derby only to see her break her front legs and be euthanized on the track, to be suspended from horse racing. From PETA's blog : This young filly's death may have been humane, but the race sure wasn't. PETA is calling for the immediate suspension of jockey ...