Yet another young life sacrificed for greed and 2 minutes of glory. The filly Eight Belles ran on two broken ankles at the end of the derby and was euthanized on the track. The fate of these lovely animals is usually the slaughterhouse when they cannot make any money for the owners/trainers and are sold for the price of meat. Excellor was one of the greats, made huge amounts of money for his handlers and was rewarded by dying horribly in a slaughterhouse. The "sport" of horse racing should come to a screeching halt.