Hillary’s Horse

Loses, Breaks ankles, Is killed

Tragedy struck the first filly in the Kentucky Derby since 1999, as Eight Belles went down on the track after her second-place finish today, broke two ankles, and was euthanized.

Showing a sisterhood with the female horse, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., during a trip to Louisville this week had said she was going to bet on Eight Belles to win, place, and show.

ABC News’ Karen Travers reports that Clinton told supporters in Jeffersonville, Ind., earlier this week, “I hope that everybody will go to the derby on Saturday and place just a little money on the filly for me. I won’t be able to be there this year — my daughter is going to be there and so she has strict instructions to bet on Eight Belles.”

The horse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., picked to show — Big Brown — won the Derby.

Mark Penn, in a phone call with sports reporters, said that Eight Belles had been leading for 3 lengths of the race, “you know, the really important lengths,” and that she wasn’t really dead anyway, and that he believed that the horse he called “The Comeback Filly” would be declared the winner.

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Comments

  1. Grim wrote:

    That’s a tragedy. Poor little filly.

    Posted 03 May 2008 at 9:33 pm

  2. BloodSpite wrote:

    I’m waiting for the Clinton Campaign press release

    “We intercepted E-mail communication that shows that Rev Wright secretly denouncing horse racing, thusly 2 Obama campaign members under Rev Wrights guidance, and while under Bosnian sniper fire; placed an illegal horse based IED on the track to hinder Mrs Clintons pick from completeing the race.

    We further believe that Obama is prejudice against horses and prefers camels because of Hussein being his middle name.”

    Yes, I’m kidding. Geez! :)

    Posted 04 May 2008 at 1:56 pm

  3. Alon Levy wrote:

    The McCain press release is, “We need to get the government out of horse racing. The Democrats want to spend endless amounts of your money on entertainment for the elite. I say we should let the free market decide, and cut taxes on our overburdened citizens who make over $250,000 a year.”

    Posted 04 May 2008 at 4:33 pm

  4. John the Marine wrote:

    Liberal position: If horse racing was regulated more strictly through Federal oversight and female horse issues addressed this tragedy would not have occured. Also, it is important to have more filly participation via affirmative action and break through the male dominated barriors put in the way of fillies who desreve the same career opportunities as male horses.

    I’m sure that Obama and Hillary will have a hand wringing contest to show who is more concerned (I’m kidding but then again I wouldn’t put it past them).

    Posted 05 May 2008 at 6:51 am

  5. Redhand wrote:

    Stephen, I think you’re beating a dead horse here. ;-)

    Posted 05 May 2008 at 8:45 am

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