Veterinary surgeon Dean Richardson and trainer Michael Matz flashed smiles during a press briefing that followed afternoon-long surgery Sunday to repair the right hind ankle of classic winner Barbaro that was severely injured one day earlier in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico. Barbaro was standing and eating in a recovery stall following the surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa.






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Dr. Steven Zedler, a resident at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, stands with Barbaro in his recovery stall. Click here for pre- and post-op radiographs of Barbaro’s injured leg on TheHorse.com.


While the surgery to repair the damaged area and fuse the ankle was considered a success, Richardson cautioned that, because of numerous complications during recovery, Barbaro still has a long road to go for survival. “To be brutally honest, there’s still enough chance for things going bad he’s still a coin toss probably,” Richardson said, “even after everything went well (during surgery)

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