tags: Eight Belles, horseracing, autopsy results, streaming video
Below the fold is a hot-off-the-presses streaming video report on the autopsy results for the gallant thoroughbred filly, Eight Belles (pictured), who was killed on the racetrack two weeks ago after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby. According to the results, Eight Belles did not have any underlying catastrophic health issues, such as a heart attack or an aneurysm that caused her to collapse, as was postulated shortly after her tragic death [1:23].
The necropsy of Eight Belles found compound fractures of both front legs at the fetlock joints. The report also shows that the filly had no pre-existing abnormalities, or diseases.
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yea,right. a horse runs and breaks his legs. that's LEGS i stress
LIFE , is not always kind to us, or any animal, but she -( eight belles)-------ran her heart out, & what a race that was, keep on training those beautiful horses, & my heart goes out to you all, that own & train them -----i love a good horse race, & shall always be there to watch , & wager -------ANASTASIA , JANSEN
It occurs to me that the horse-racing associations should probably let the vets add some rules to their contests.