tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post6395008291505157960..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: Derby Dark Sidekc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-14071331860464505022008-05-08T09:38:00.000-05:002008-05-08T09:38:00.000-05:00I watch one horse race a year, the Kentucky Derby....I watch one horse race a year, the Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbreds are beautiful. But, they are freaks. They would never exist or survive in nature.<BR/><BR/>There's speculation about whether the recent race of injuries is caused by overbreeding, the track surface (which I don't think has changed) or other causes. I think the breeders need to take more responsibility to ensure they are breeding healthy horses rather than just fast ones. But, with the temptation of money out there, rules would have to be set in place to ensure they are breeding healthy horses.<BR/><BR/>I was deeply saddened by the loss of Eight Belles. The good news is with it happening in such a high profile race, it will draw attention to the problem, especially coming so soon after the loss of Barbaro.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>BrianBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035489123868573312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-59305673297123794632008-05-06T21:46:00.000-05:002008-05-06T21:46:00.000-05:00Chuck writes:What has changed? Have they added st...Chuck writes:<BR/>What has changed? Have they added stuff (that's a technical term) to the track that is fatally hard on horse legs? Or has the breeding for superior horses caused a break-down in the density and thickness of bone? It seems that horse racing of one form or another (e.g., movie "Ben Hur") has been around since ancient times. And from my youth I do not recall these kinds of fatal injuries to horses; although I may have been blissfully unaware, until Barbaro lost his final race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-44472132505088458912008-05-05T14:45:00.000-05:002008-05-05T14:45:00.000-05:00I've always liked horseracing but this did make me...I've always liked horseracing but this did make me rethink it. It seems cruel to put animals through that. I to busy Sat. and forgot to watch the Derby and now am glad I didn't watch it. I can't handle that kind of thing. <BR/><BR/>I'm also not sure why when we've come so far in medicine that something couldn't have been done for Eight Bells.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156167924212222773noreply@blogger.com