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Anyone living in America has by now heard of the tragic death of race horse Eight Belles immediately following her 2nd place finish in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. After crossing the finish line and slowing to a trot for about a 1/4 mile, Eight Belles...
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has taken its pursuit of an investigation into the death of Eight Belles to Kentucky’s horse racing regulators and...
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State prosecutors in Louisville say they can’t investigate the death of Eight Belles, despite a request from The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are urging prosecutors to bring animal cruelty charges against Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones.
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Eight Belles will be interred at the Kentucky Derby Museum and honored by Churchill Downs through charitable contributions and the renaming of a race.
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A steroids test for filly Eight Belles has come back negative.
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Eight Belles had no diseases or pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby.
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Eight Belles had no pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused the filly to break down after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby.
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An autopsy reveals that euthanized filly Eight Belles had no pre-existing bone abnormalities that caused her to break down after the Kentucky Derby.
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The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles says his jockey handled the horse properly during her second-place finish at the Kentucky Derby.
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