Eight Belles came in 2nd after running the race of her life, which sadly was the last race of her life. Time was 2 minutes, 3 1/2 seconds. Just after crossing the wire second after Big Brown, Eight Belles collapsed after breaking her front ankles and had to be euthanized on the racetrack.
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The winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby was Big Brown in 2:01.82. Eight Belle's was 2nd and had to be euthanized after breaking her ankles at the finish line.