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134th Kentucky Derby - Movies, Music, Fashion, Sports - Posted: 6th May, 2008 - 9:36am
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Having lived in Kentucky and seen the Derby, this would be horrible to witness.
https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9...&show_article=1
Eight Belles, a philly, crossed the wire 2nd and promptly broke both of her front ankles. On site veteranarians euthanized the philly on the track.
These animals are so beautiful to watch and this would be absolutely horrible to see happen. 
Edited: Vincenzo on 4th May, 2008 - 4:27am
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I knew the force on a horse was pretty bad while running, but I had no idea that it was this much:
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| According to a May 2006 article in Science Daily about the physiology of a race horse, thoroughbreds -- who usually weigh upwards of 1,200 pounds -- put a remarkable amount of force on their legs. "Anatomically speaking, they run on their toes," said Lawrence R. Soma, professor of anesthesia and clinical pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. "That makes them very fragile." According to the Science Daily article, a human would have to put all his weight on his middle finger to duplicate the proportion of weight a horse's hoof supports as it hits the ground. In 2005, Steve Wood, superintendent of Del Mar's dirt track, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that a hoof strikes the ground with 5,000 pounds of pressure on a bone the size of a person's wrist. Del Mar has since changed to a synthetic track. |
There are synthetic tracks that are being used for horse racing. Perhaps the governing body of horse racing needs to make this mandatory for all tracks.
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