Four days after Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at Churchill Downs -- one of the most heart-wrenching tragedies in thoroughbred racing history -- trainer Donald Barr watched intently from the rail at Laurel Park as dozens of horses were put through their paces. -
Derby Tragedy Casts a Pall Over Horse Racing
Four days after Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized on the track at Churchill Downs -- one of the most heart-wrenching tragedies in thoroughbred racing history -- trainer Donald Barr watched intently from the rail at Laurel Park as dozens of horses were put through their paces.-
By George Solomon