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The Political Horserace Forecast

Amanda Carpenter | May 04, 2008 11:48 AM

From The Page, filed under "You can't make this up."

Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the favorite, Big Brown. Eight Belles collapsed immediately after crossing the finish line, and was euthanized shortly thereafter.

And yes, this story is really true.