Dan Gelston, AP Sports Writer

Dan Gelston is a Philadelphia sports writer for The Associated Press.

Articles by: Dan Gelston, AP Sports Writer

Barbaro Legacy Strong a Year Later

The white wooden fence once tacked with homemade signs expressing prayers and appeals to “Grow, Hoof, Grow” are bare. Only students pass through the lobby that overflowed with floral arrangements, get-well cards, and baskets stuffed with carrots an

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Barbaro’s Right Hind Leg Healing Well

By now, Barbaro should have been close to casting aside any doubts that he could make a full recovery from the devastating right hind leg injuries he suffered at the Preakness Stakes.


Instead, the winner of the Kentucky Derby still has a

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‘We’re in a Marathon,’ Says Barbaro’s Vet

Day to day, for six straight days now, the reports on Barbaro have been good.
Good vitals, good attitude, stable.


Dean Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, Chief of Surgery, is looking way beyond those daily updates, however.


“Hi

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Fans Root for Barbaro’s Recovery

The roses on the lobby table were addressed to “Mr. Barbaro Jackson” and the card said best wishes to a champion horse.


One girl and her family drove more than an hour to deliver a homemade get-well note and to let Barbaro know they were

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