Originally Posted by The Other Guy

There was more that could have been done, but nothing that they would want to do, without the horse being in considerable pain.

The Barbaro incident a couple of years ago ended with the horse being much hardship that would have never happened to Eight Belles, and didn't happen to George Washington, who broke down in the Breeder's Cup last winter. The reason: $$$. Barbaro could have been saved as a stud horse, and make $50,000 for being bred once. Multiply that by 60-100 times and you have a TON of money. There's no money in a filly, Eight Belles, or in George Washington, who was impotent.

Cash runs the world...