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For the last eight months, one of Dean Richardson’s first stops on his morning rounds was Barbaro’s ICU stall.
Richardson looked into the colt’s bright eyes, made sure he was comfortable and formed an emotional bond with the Kentucky
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanatized Monday (Jan. 29) after complications from his injury at the Preakness last May.
“We just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain,
(from Golden Gate Fields report)
Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, all-time leading rider by victories, sustained a cracked rib when he went down at Golden Gate Fields a race prior to the California Derby.
Barbaro’s fight for survival might have reached a critical point. The Kentucky Derby winner suffered a significant setback over the weekend, and surgery was required to insert two steel pins in a bone–one of three shattered eight months ago in
The doctor who’s treating Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro says last night was “not a great night” for the horse.
Barbaro is once again fighting for survival, and the doctor is warning that another setback could bring a decision to
On the morning of Jan. 29, Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, head of surgery at The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, made the somber announcement most everyone had been prepared to hear more than
A chronology of Barbaro’s life, from winning the Kentucky Derby through his Jan. 29 death.
May 6 – Wins Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths for sixth straight win.
May 20 – Injured at start
Robert L. Evans, Churchill Downs Incorporated president and chief executive officer:
“Churchill Downs Incorporated and the entire Kentucky Derby family are deeply saddened by the passing of Barbaro. Our hearts and prayers are
It was, by all accounts, a peaceful ending to what had sometimes been an epic struggle to keep the horse that America held on to as its own comfortable, happy, and on track to a normal, if not celebrity, equine life.
Dean Richardson,
On Saturday, Jan. 27, Barbaro was taken back to surgery because New Bolton Center veterinarians could not keep him comfortable on his right hind foot. That foot developed a deep subsolar abscess secondary to bruising when he went through a perio
Barbaro had a custom-made cast removed and underwent a procedure on his right hind leg Saturday (Jan. 27), the same leg the Kentucky Derby winner shattered eight months ago in the Preakness.
The incident is the first time in weeks the le
The locking compression plate, the first significant advance in equine implant devices for fracture repair in ten years, is now a regular part of the armamentarium at Rood & Riddle, a full-service equine hospital in Lexington, Ky.
“We
Recent temperature drops have given officials at a northern Kentucky racetrack the opportunity to review how well Polytrack surface material handles cold weather, according to a Jan. 26 report in the Lexington
Though months away, excitement already was building for the upcoming big event as the offseason crowd took in the attractions at Churchill Downs–home of the Kentucky Derby.
There was no live horse racing, but there were fancy gowns,
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is doing well after a planned procedure yesterday. “Barbaro was placed under anesthesia yesterday to have his left hind foot cast replaced,” said Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “We also
An authentic replication of the 1970 Kentucky Derby trophy is currently being offered on eBay. Connie Peters, a daughter of the late Robert Lehmann, who owned the winning horse Dust Commander, posted the trophy on the online auction site.
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