Nine Belles a Tripping

May 1
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged a group of supporters to put their money on Eight Belles, the only filly in Saturday's Kentucky Derby

May 4
(Bloomberg) -- Big Brown delivered at the Kentucky Derby yesterday, winning horse racing's marquee event that ended tragically with the death of Eight Belles. As Big Brown was draped with roses, Eight Belles, the first filly to run the Derby in nine years, was euthanized after breaking both of her front ankles. It was the first time in Derby history that a horse died.

May 5

New York(AP) -- Former Presidential wannabee Hillary Rodham Clinton has stepped down from her bid to earn the Democratic nod for this year's presidential run. She said her decision will allow her to focus on her new business venture and to spend less time cringing about her family. "I'm sorry if you feel like you put money on a factory-bound filly," she told supporters. "I've tripped just one time too many on this campaign trail. It's ironic that in the end it's the cankles that got the fillies. But I'm not gone, look for me on QVC promoting my new line of home repair products for regular people--folks really need the basics in times of financial doom, like jello and my new super adhesive for shoes soles, bullet holes and leaky campaign coffers."

Democrat leader Barack Obama said, "All I have to say is once you go Big Brown, you never look down!"