Remembering Eight Belles
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) asked jockeys riding at Pimlico Race Course during all races over the weekend of the 133rd running of the Preakness Stakes (May 16 and 17, 2008) to wear stickers on their boots or mud pants in honor of Eight Belles. The red and white stickers, made by the NTRA, had a bell, the number 8 and the word “Belles” on them. The Jockeys' Guild wholeheartedly agreed. Jockey John Velazquez said: “It’s something to remind everybody of a great horse. What happened was a really sad thing, and we’re sad. I think it is a good thing to bring awareness to our game. We’ll do whatever is possible to minimize anything that happens like that.”
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