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[RC] Ho Boy! Here comes PeTA! - SusanWhat a bunch of idiots! Why should the jockey be suspended? PETA wants Eight Belles jockey suspended
Associated Press - May 5, 2008 4:43 AM ET NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - An animal rights group says the jockey who rode Eight Belles in her final race should be suspended. The filly suffered two broken ankles after finishing second in Saturday's Kentucky Derby and had to be euthanized
on the track. She went down a-quarter mile past the wire. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals faxed a letter to Kentucky's racing authority claiming Eight Belles was "doubtlessly injured before the finish" and asking that Gabriel Saez be suspended while the death is investigated. Trainer Larry Jones disputes PETA's claim, saying Eight Belles was clearly happy when she crossed the finish. He says her ears were up and she was "clearly galloping out." After an autopsy, the dark gray filly will be cremated. Jones says Churchill Downs has offered a spot if the owner wants to keep her ashes at the famed track. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Semper Obliquo (Always aside), Susan Young, ISSO Secretary, ISSO Points Secretary, Regional Representative Your Independent Mary Kay Beauty Consultant
Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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