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Sorry ... I work from home and was on the phone during most of it. I did hear at the end the doc reiterate that the sole mission is Barbaro's comfort .. that's all the Jacksons are interested in, only his health. But it's not good. Poor guy .. hang in there.

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was fighting for his life Thursday after developing a severe case of laminitis, a potentially fatal disease brought on by uneven weight distribution in the limbs.

Dean Richardson, the chief surgeon who has been treating Barbaro since the colt suffered catastrophic injuries in the Preakness on May 20, called the Derby winner's chances of survival "poor."

"I'd be lying if I said anything other than poor," Richardson said Thursday at a news conference at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. "As long as the horse is not suffering, we're going to continue to try [to save him].

"If we can keep him comfortable, we think it's worth the effort."