Triple Crown hopeful Barbaro loses... Seriously injured during race

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[HairOfTheDog]

Post Position	Silks	Horse Name	Trainer	Jockey	Morning Line
1	(NA)	LIKE NOW (Picture NA)	Kiaran McLaughlin	Garrett Gomez	19-1
2		PLATINUM COUPLE	Joseph Lostritto	Jose Espinoza	28-1
3		HEMINGWAY'S KEY	Nick Zito	Jeremy Rose	30-1
4		GREELEY'S LEGACY	George Weaver	Richard Migliore	38-1
5		BROTHER DEREK	Dan Hendricks	Alex Solis	7-2
6		BARBARO	Michael Matz	Edgar Prado	1-2
7		SWEETNORTHERNSAINT	Michael Trombetta	Kent Desormeaux	6-1
8		BERNARDINI	Thomas Albertrani	Javier Castellano	17-1
9		DIABOLICAL	Steve Klesaris	Ramon Dominguez	24-1

[Lemondropkid31]

Sure, it boosts performance. Just like Steroids does. It covers up problems.

[Lemondropkid31]

That's true. He probably had no cameras back at the barn, they were all at Barbaro's barn.

[apackof2]

She really is lovely

I just started taking lesson this past fall, always wanted to learn to ride

Started Western, now I am doing English, learned to post in no time flat!

Last lesson was the best, it has all finally come together, feels natural

Missy (Quarter horse) knows it too and responds to me now like a "rider" instead of a "newie"

She is such a good girl, always looks out for me

[gate2wire]

No problem. Just the opposite. Legal in Md., not in Ny. Come to think of it, it may be legal in Ny. now. I'll have to check.

[AnAmericanMother]

Excellent! You can ride western if you learn English, but it doesn't work so well the other way around!

[HairOfTheDog]

Are you still raising that baby too? How's he?

[apackof2]

Are you still raising that baby too?

Baby?

[HairOfTheDog]

Didn't you have a young weanling colt you were gonna raise?

[IrishRainy]

Actually, he's been a Catholic priest since the early 90s at least. His grandmother was Catholic, IIRC, but the family tried to hide that skeleton. He stumbled upon her rosary beads when he was about 8, and felt mysteriously drawn to them. Tried to ignore what he felt, became a minister, husband, and father, but that feeling just wouldn't go away. Long story short, left the Episcopal priesthood and became a Catholic priest instead.

Maybe he DID choose to leave the Episcopal church, but I like to think that the Holy Spirit (and the Catholic church) chose HIM.

[gate2wire]

Yes, very somber. Nobody was cheering as he winner passed the wire. It was so quiet. Of course, Castellano had no idea, since Barbaro's injury happened behind him. He was pumping his fist in victory.

After the race, the winner walks by my section and everyone claps. This year, only me and a few others did. Very sad.

[HairOfTheDog]

And the poor jockey probably still didn't know why.

[Nihil Obstat]

very sad - it would have been great to see Bernardini and Barbaro go head to head. Two fantastic horses. Prayers for his recovery.

[djf]

I ain't worried about NEW news. What about OLD news?

Did sonething get broke? Pulled? I ain't got time to read thru 700 posts of bickering.

[gate2wire]

"Prayers for his recovery."

Yes. If they can keep him calm and keep the weight off...big ifs.

[Lemondropkid31]

Go to the www.bloodhorse.com

Barbaro broke his leg in two places and it does not look good.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, if you want the right answer, ask the right question!

Yes the favorite, Barbaro, broke a rear leg in two places, too soon to tell if efforts to save him will be successful.

Story here: 462

[djf]

My question was "Do they know yet what happened?"
That's pretty much to the point.

Man, you horsey folks do like yur squabbling.
No need to respond, I'm off this thread!

[Lemondropkid31]

Time to go to work. See you all later

[rahbert]

You must live in Denton Co TX then?

[HairOfTheDog]

My question was "Do they know yet what happened?" That's pretty much to the point.

Sorry, but "what happened" was both known immediately, that he broke a leg, and yet is still very much in the air, ie, what happened to make it break and what will happen to him now. It's too soon to tell "what happened".

No need to respond

But it's my pleasure!