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Confusion and sorrow for trainer of Filly5 May 2008LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- As reported by the New York Times: "Larry Jones has watched the replay dozens of times. He has examined photographs of Eight Belles, and he still cannot fathom how the filly he trained was at one moment crossing the finish line in second place in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, and then in the next, she was gone. "Jones was proud of Eight Belles as she stormed down the stretch, chasing the winner, Big Brown, a powerful colt. He is now heartbroken after she shattered her front ankles as she galloped out around the far turn and had to be euthanized on the racetrack. Mostly, however, he is mystified. "Two years ago, Barbaro's breakdown in the Preakness and his death later helped usher in an era of synthetic racing surfaces. "...But Churchill Downs Inc., which owns Arlington Park, has not embraced the move to a synthetic surface here at its flagship racetrack and home of America's most famous horse race. "...Early results from studies of the safety of synthetic tracks versus dirt ones are promising but inconclusive..." |