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

http://www.preakness.com/ ^

[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

[beyond the sea]

Dr. Dean Richardson...................... thank you (and thank you to everyone there).

[Rte66]

Especially to the dedicated people who are going out and picking grass for B to eat!

[beyond the sea]

and intend to send a donation to the Barbaro fund at New Bolton

Here also..........

[beyond the sea]

Yes............ for sure.

.... prayers for this sweet animal.

[Wolfstar]

Here also..........

:)

The way the Barbaro Fund was explained on the New Bolton Center's website, I think the money raised will not go specifically to help Barbaro, but the entire New Bolton Center and all the animals it helps. Barbaro's owners are capable of paying the entire cost of his care. I understand the Barbaro Fund was started because the Center received what they called a "sizeable" anonymous contribution.

I think a lot of people want some good to come out of this awful incident.

[Rte66]

That was good that they worded it that way. There are always some whiners who *would've* given some money except that the owners are wealthy, so they would use that as an excuse not to.

Well, Barbaro was "seen napping" this morning, which Richardson said is also a good sign. He was lying down comfortably in his stall. What a good boy!

His jockey in the Preakness, Edgar Prado, gave an interview this morning for the first time. He had been too upset to talk to anyone until now. I won't paraphrase it because I wouldn't do him justice. Here it is:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2006-05-24-prado-barbaro-interview_x.htm?POE=SPOISVA