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Barbaro’s Recovery Voted NTRA ‘Moment of the Year’

The emotional scene at the New Bolton Center as Barbaro recovered from a serious injury suffered during the Preakness Stakes has been voted the 2006 National Thoroughbred Racing Association ?Moment of the Year.?


Barbaro’s connections, an

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Barbaro Update: Derby Winner Gradually Improving

A week after a setback in his recovery from a broken pastern bone and bout of laminitis, Barbaro continues to gradually improve, according to the latest report from the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.


?Barbaro?s comfort

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Derby Documentary Nears Completion

Two brothers working on a documentary about the Kentucky Derby are nearing completion of the project.

John and Brad Hennegan putting the finishing touches on “The First Saturday in May,” a film they conceived after seeing stories surroundin

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Barbaro “Stable and Comfortable”

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is stable and comfortable following the latest setback. “Barbaro’s comfort improved considerably following the procedure on Saturday morning,” said Dean W. Richardson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, chief of surgery. “He has been

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Horse Dies of Apparent Heart Attack, Jockey Hurt

A horse died of an apparent heart attack during a race Saturday (Jan. 13) at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, injuring his jockey.


Carlos Marquez Jr. was taken to Tulane Medical Center with shoulder pain after Arbuckle Bandit went down o

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Barbaro Undergoes Planned Procedure

As previously planned, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was placed under general anesthesia this morning (Jan. 13), so surgeons could fully examine his left hind foot. “While his condition was unchanged over the last two days, we were unable t

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Barbaro’s Problem

The daily strolls are out for now, replaced with several hours in a sling. It’s a setback, for sure, but Barbaro’s outlook is not as grim as it was six months ago.


The Kentucky Derby winner shows no sign of infection in either of his hin

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Barbaro “Coming Back” After Setback

Gretchen Jackson tried to feed her hungry horse, when Barbaro took a nip at his co-owner’s hand.

“Typical Barbaro,” she said with a laugh.

Barbaro’s got some spunk, another affirmative sign that the Kentucky Derby winner is bouncing

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Barbaro Update: No Sign of Infection in Either Hind Leg

Barbaro shows no sign of infection in either of his hind legs, and the Kentucky Derby winner has more healthy tissue on his diseased left hind hoof than he did in July when he was first stricken with laminitis.

“We do not believe that this

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