lol do ya know where the Daytona 500 is? ha your silly thanks for the laugh Melody!!!!

Or the Indianapolis 500.

Thanks for the chuckle Mel!

So sad they had to euthanize 8 Bells after the race. Broke both front ankles.

now that was just down right sad. They had to put 8 belles down due to breaking 2 ankles. .The only filly in the race. SAD!

Just watched the replay.

They said she broke em after the race. She came in second and looked fine even right after the finish line

very sad.

I swore off watching that race when Barbarro broke his leg, but I couldn't resist watching today. I didn't want to pick a favorite, just in case. I toggled between 8 Bells and Return to Glory. My husband pushed me, so I chose Return to Glory. We laughed when Return to Glory threw his jockey prior to entering the gate - figures. Phew - okay, the jockey may have a bruised ego, but no one was hurt.

It took my breath away when they announced 8 Bells had to be put down due to two broken ankles. It was hard to watch the celebration of Big Brown's win afterward.

That's it. I'm never going to watch racing again. They are breeding those horses TOO large and keeping their legs, especially ankles, too small and fragile.

I know Kathy. Big brown was the horse that suposibly had weak/bad ankle its why he only started 4 times they said durring pre race show. to keep his feet strong if only 8 Belles trainer was as kind. just really sad is all i can say right now

I can understand frog races with children cheering them on because I never heard of a frog dying because of one of these.

I can understand people racing because, even if they die in the process - they knew what they were in for.

But the poor horsees - it's not like you can ask them, "hey horse, how's it going today? Do you like panting and running to death???"

I feel sorry for them and the greyhound dogs.

I picked Big Brown to win so that was good But so sad to hear and see what happened to Eight Belles