Eight Bells for Eight Belles

by: Claire Novak
A petition urging Churchill Downs to honor Fox Hill Farms' deceased filly Eight Belles by ringing eight bells, a nautical euphemism for "finished," prior to the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), is gaining momentum among horse lovers across the nation. The online petition, started by horse lover Joni Massengale, requests the memorial action be take ...