Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, on Tuesday got his first look at the right rear leg of Barbaro since he performed surgery on the colt and reported “his leg looks excellent.”

Richardson was able to view the progress when the cast on the leg of the Kentucky Derby winner was changed Tuesday.

“The incision has healed well and judging by the radiographs, the graft is opacifying (‘taking’),” Richardson said. “Callus is forming nicely, and all of the implants (plate and screws) look unchanged.”

The cast was replaced under general anesthesia, and Barbaro had a very smooth pool recovery