Sherry Chandler » 2008 » May » 04
Few horses, male or female, inspire a nation shed tears at their deaths. Eight Belles won our hearts in two minutes.
Here’s her trainer, Larry Jones:
For Jones and the grooms and exercise riders who had cared for Eight Belles, it was a devastating end to what had been a wonderful weekend.
Before they began the long walk to the paddock for the Derby, Jones told his staff to remember that they already had an experience of a lifetime. “As long as she comes back to the barn, we’ve had a good weekend,” he said.
She was the only one in the pack who came anywhere near challenging Big Brown, who shows signs of being another super horse.
Horses are beautiful creatures. They love to run and their running is poetry.
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