COLUMBIA — It’s been a thoroughbred racing season of extreme ups and downs: Big Brown’s overwhelming victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, Eight Belles’ breakdown in the Derby, and the bitter finale — Big Brown’s rout in the Belmont Stakes.
Calming horse racing controversy
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 8:35 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:06 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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