Another Derby Tragedy

What looked like a great Kentucky Derby race ended on a sad note, with the second place horse put down immediately after the race.

I was cheering for Cowboy Cal, #17, who had the lead for three quarters of the race but ran out of steam and didn’t even finish in the top five. The winner was Big Brown - a magnificent horse who overcame the worst starting position on the track and poured on the extra effort in the last 1/8 mile to win handily.

Very sad to see any horse’s racing career come to an end, and the indignity of being euthanized right on the track in front of all the onlookers within minutes of finishing a good race in second place was an extra dose of disenchantment. Really put a damper on the whole thing for me.