"Lou Raffetto, the president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Jockey Club, which runs Pimlico, on Tuesday said a review of stewards' patrol films and corresponding still photos has led him to theorize that inadvertent contact between Brother Derek's right front leg and Barbaro's right rear leg contributed to Barbaro taking an awkward step and suffering the fracture.
"It happens just before the sixteenth pole," Raffetto said. "Barbaro drifts out just as Brother Derek is closing the margin. Brother Derek extends his right front and it appears to hit Barbaro's right hind. Barbaro's head comes up.
"It's not 100 percent conclusive. But it looks like it was an unfortunate accident. It was nobody's fault."
Every day that goes by now without complications is a step in the right direction, and hopeful.
Now everybody needs to pray for the bones to knit quickly and well. The blood supply seems to be good - but horses' legs are always a dicey proposition.
Thanks for the ping to the photo gallery.