Two days after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing now facing an ...

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My Mane Squeeze with Luis Saez wins the Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 3, 2024 Anne M. Eberhardt My Mane Squeeze with Luis Saez wins the Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill ...

As the 20 horses were being loaded into the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby, with Eight Belles -- standing in post position five -- poised to make her bid to become only the fourth filly in ...