Okay, I confess, it kind of bothers me....

It has now been three weeks since the Kentucky Derby. As I was looking for pictures of Big Brown after his second big win, the Preakness, I saw one of the pictures of Eight Belles down on the track. It reminded me of something about the picture that has bothered me.

Maybe I am the only one who sees it the way I do. To me, as I look at the jockey, Gabriel Saez, starting to walk away, it looks like he has no care at all for the downed filly, not even looking down at her with concern. The beautiful filly gave it her all and came in second in the Kentucky Derby. Gave it her all, her life, and that is a pretty high price to pay. It saddens me to think that she gave so much to that race and on her back was a jockey that had no concern for her at all. It is sad. I may be naive, but I thought jockeys had more of a love for horses than shows here...as he just walks away....

I know appearances can be deceiving but, I can not help the way the picture looks. Had he been looking down at her as he walked away, I might not be left with the these thoughts....