tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166659.post-35402936977750290892008-05-03T21:48:00.002-04:002008-05-03T21:54:45.083-04:002008-05-03T21:54:45.083-04:00<p align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ExaggeratedReaction/FinalPost/photo#5196333408067829330"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/ExaggeratedReaction/SB0VtApgvlI/AAAAAAAABWM/sX1Y2JgG-oI/s400/DSC02217.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"></p>I'm physically and emotionally <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">exhausted</span> from the past few hours, needless to say I didn't say anything about the winner of the race, as I paid attention to the news that I think most readers wanted, which is the immediate available news from Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bramlage</span> and then trainer Larry Jones about the fatal breakdown of filly <strong>Eight Belles.</strong><br /><br />I didn't have <strong>Big Brown</strong> on top of any of my tickets, but did make some place money on the filly. I'll provide a roundup of my posts later, but for now I don't have anything new to offer.<br /><br />No one is looking forward to the pro-synthetic propaganda that will come out of this or the idea that some might argue that racing a a filly against colts is inherently dangerous -- so it was nice to see both Dr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bramlage</span> and Larry Jones address those issues. This accident could have happened on grass, dirt or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Polytrack</span> -- I hope that the mainstream media who aren't used to covering racing don't let that fact slip through the cracks.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06801414754458604594noreply@blogger.com