Letters to the Editor
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to Allie:
"It's a bald-faced lie to say that Eight Belles was "beaten" as she headed down the home stretch. There's video which shows nothing remotely like a beating ever happened, and you are educated enough to know the difference between guiding a horse away from the rail (which would cause her to go down in a crumpled ball if she ran into it) and beating her. Your point looks more valid if you don't resort to lying."
I didn't resort to lying: Eight Belles was whipped three times with the right hand, and twice with the left (google it, or watch the video again, if you don't believe me.) The rail is on the LEFT side of the filly, so why in God's name would the jockey hit her on the right side three times, thus driving her into the rail?? Because, slow wit, he wanted more speed. Had he just hit her with the left hand, it would be a different story. Call me a liar? I'll call you an idiot.
Idiot.