Death Looms Over Churhill Downs [Death, Be Not Proud]

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 Death Looms Over Churhill Downs [Death, Be Not Proud]
The death of Eight Belles - the second place finisher in today's Kentucky Derby - makes it pretty difficult to get all that excited over Big Brown's dominating performance. The commentators love to speak of the beauty and humanity of these creatures, yet nobody seemed to mind celebrating before the filly's body could be removed from the track. Brian of Awful Announcing is one of many who ... [link]

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GameDay (2.5) -- Rangers @ Penguins
Published 5/4/2008 by Pensblog Staff at The Pensblog
... CharmedChild ] [ War Penguin ] saw these shirts being sold for $6 in the Strip District. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: KENTUCKY DERBY IS A JOKE Yeah, the favorite, Big Brown, won the race. Care. But following the race, the second-place finisher, Eight Belles, while slowing to a gallop, broke her two front ankles and had to be murdered on the track. [ Deadspin ] VOMIT Just terrible. ...

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