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EIGHT BELLES’ INJURY RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT RACING INDUSTRY

A day after Big Brown blazed across the finish line, the snapshot of Eight Belles down on the dirt set off a raging debate that extended far beyond the Kentucky Derby: Is horse racing now facing an image crisis? With the memory of Barbaro still fresh, Eight Belles’ catastrophic injury Saturday put increasing focus on a sport already trying to overcome a decline in popularity. Continue reading…

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