Kentucky Derby Results 2008: Eight Belles’ trainer defends jockey Gabriel Saez
Track personnel try to hold down Eight Belles as jockey Gabriel Saez walks past Saturday. Eight Belles was euthanized after breaking both front ankles following a second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.
The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez [...]

10 Tragic Athlete Deaths in Sports Games
Saturday’s Kentucky Derby was marred by tragedy, as runner-up Eight Belles had to be euthanized on the track after breaking both front ankles. She was not the first athlete to be struck down on the playing field. Here are ten other tragic athlete deaths.
1. Bill Masterton, Hockey
Four minutes into [...]

Kentucky Derby Results: Big Brown wins Kentucky Derby 2008, filly Eight Belles euthanized
Big Brown was pulling away from the field, accelerating with every powerful stride toward the finish line in the Kentucky Derby.
The crowd of 157,770 was on its feet and cheering as the big, unbeaten, muscular bay crossed the line first, 4 3/4 lengths [...]

Kentucky Derby Results: Big Brown comes through to win Kentucky Derby by breakdown of filly Eight Belles. Big Brown backed up his trainer’s boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a commanding victory turned somber by the fatal breakdown of the filly Eight Belles on horse racing’s biggest day.
The [...]

Eight Belles Kentucky Derby Results: Filly Eight Belles breaks down after 2nd-place Derby finish
The filly Eight Belles finished second behind favorite Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, then collapsed with two broken front ankles and was euthanized after crossing the wire.
The field of 20 horses was galloping out around the first turn at [...]