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Derby Tragedy Casts a Pall Over Horse Racing - Washington Post
Four days after Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at Churchill Downs -- one of the most heart-wrenching tragedies in thoroughbred racing history -- trainer Donald Barr watched intently from the rail at Laurel Park as d
Sat May 10, 2008 - Hits: 16
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Changes helping Banning Animal Shelter improve services - Press-Enterprise
Tuesday afternoon on the outskirts of Banning, a brown horse munched on hay in a corral at the Banning Animal Shelter.
Thu May 8, 2008 - Hits: 36
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Horse Feed Recall Affects East Coast - The Horse
Horse feed dealers are the key to identifying if there's a potential problem with recently purchased Purina feed, according to Land O'Lakes spokesperson Lydia Botham.
Wed May 7, 2008 - Hits: 35
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Haskin's Derby Recap: Highs and Lows - BloodHorse
Thoroughbred racing treads a fine line between its loftiest peak and its deepest abyss.
Wed May 7, 2008 - Hits: 33
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Platypus genome reveals links between reptiles, mammals - CBC.ca
Scientists still don't know what to make of the duck-billed platypus, a mammal that lays eggs, has a bill like a bird and can deliver venom like a reptile.
Wed May 7, 2008 - Hits: 65
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Q&A: UCD equine specialists debate thoroughbreds' safety - The Sacramento Bee
Dr. Gregory Ferraro, director of UC Davis' Center for Equine Health and a longtime race track practitioner, and Dr. Sue Stover, who heads Davis' veterinary orthopedic research lab and studies musculoskeletal injuries in race horses, spoke separately
Tue May 6, 2008 - Hits: 23
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Rubbed the right way - Daily News-Miner
A makeshift table, formed by two sawhorses and a wood plank, was covered with wool blankets and nestled between 2-by-4s and nail guns in a spacious warehouse.
Mon May 5, 2008 - Hits: 53
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Eight Belles' death shows dark side of horse racing - FoxSports.com
Well, I don't know about you, but I sure won't watch the Preakness the same way now. Big Brown will go for the second leg of the Triple Crown, but my thoughts will be with the filly who should be challenging him.
Mon May 5, 2008 - Hits: 31
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Eight Belles: Is Horse Racing Breeding Itself to Death? - Washington Post
The camera cut away from her, but it should have stayed on her. Eight Belles had run herself half to death yesterday, and now the vets were finishing the job as she lay on her side, her beautiful figure a black hump on the track.
Sun May 4, 2008 - Hits: 48
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Following the Derby - The New York Times
Welcome to our coverage of the 134th Kentucky Derby.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 53
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2008 Kentucky Derby Picks - Point-Spreads.com
With the Race for the Roses about to begin, Point-Spreads.com has decided to give its readers the inside edge before betting their 2008 Kentucky Derby Picks.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 52
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Millson: Intangaroo wins Humana Distaff - Globe and Mail
The speed didn't always hold up Saturday as Intangaroo came off the pace on the outside in the stretch to win the $334,800 Humana Distaff at seven furlongs for fillies and mares.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 47
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Big Brown captures 134th Kentucky Derby - Sports Network
Big Brown, making just his fourth career start, has won the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 32
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Victory and tragedy at the Derby - PetHobbyist.com
The favorite to win the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown, made it first to the finish line. Behind him in second place was the filly Eight Belles, who went down with two broken ankles and was euthanized on the scene.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 40
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Filly Eight Belles breaks down after 2nd-place Derby finish - The Associated Press
Boy, did Eight Belles hang with the boys. All that heart and her gallant fight, however, ended in the worst of all possible ways: a breakdown, an ambulance on the track.
Sat May 3, 2008 - Hits: 43
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