She ran the race of her life….RIP….So sad

She was all heart chasing that roid rager Big Brown. Don’t think Brown was juiced to the max? Off the stuff he ran dead last. To bad she paid for the cheating of others.

I admire Larry Jones and his wife. He speaks so lovingly about EIGHT BELLES. You know she was (is) loved. I miss her still. I have a picture of her on my desk at work. It was taken the night before the Derby with such beautiful lights in the background. Rest in peace beautiful filly. XO always.

horses have to hold up so much weight. having two broken legs almost makes it impossible and unbearable for the horse to go through. so it is the only humane thing to do unfortunately.

they put her down because she obvious couldnt walk to get into the trailer and they love their horses in the racing buisness they gave Barbaro a chance and if Eight Belles cld have gotten into the trailer she would have had a chance but she wuz suffering so best to have ended tht 4 her

I wish more people would see this and see what an amazing person he is.
This is how the racing industry mostly is. People care and love thier horses…
RIP eight belles,
and god bless you, larry.

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Horses’ bones are not like humans, they don’t heal as well. Plus Eight Belles had two compound fractures in her front ankles, the bones had snapped and gone through the skin, even with medication, she would not be able to stand up and even if her ankles were fixed the chances of her ever being able to even walk again were slim, the best option was to put her out of the most certain terrible pain she was already in.

thaks for the video
its such a sad thing to happen
my best mare had to be put down after a similar accident its such a horribl thing to happen
rip Eight Belles
and all the best to larry and his team

Every time I see this video I have to ring my heart out. She really struck a soft spot for me. I was in the grandstand when she ran at the fairgrounds and she really is an amazing fillie. RIP Eight Belles

this guy is really all class. i work in his stable at the fairgrounds. larry and cindy are two great ppl.

So? Sarah Palin looks too young to be a grandmother. It’s still possible.

Larry Jones is my grandfather and he isn’t really retiring.
He has decided to cut back the stables, and his workload, by quite a bit.
We really appreciate all of the sweet comments and the fans!
Without people so kind and supporting, I’m not sure if he would have been able to make it through the tragedy.
This game can be the greatest or the worst, and support from people who understand is such a blessing.
Thanks again!

I love Larry and I’m so sad that he’s retiring. I met him at Mountaineer on WV Derby day and he’s one of the nicest people in racing. I can’t believe the events of this year have forced him out of racing (