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Barbaro's right hind leg is improving and the Kentucky Derby winner had a cast put on his laminitis-stricken left hind foot to help realign the bone. "This cast was applied with the goal of starting to help re-align his coffin bone properly in that foot," said Dean Richardson, chief surgeon at the New Bolton Center. Richardson also said on Tuesday that tests on Barbaro's right hind leg showed improved alignment and continued healing.

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has developed "potentially serious" complications to his injured right hind leg, and underwent surgery to replace hardware and treat a new infection. Late Saturday, the 3-year-old colt, who shattered his leg at the start of the Preakness on May 20, had the titanium plate and a number of screws replaced after developing discomfort in the leg and a "consistently" high temperature. The surgery was performed by Dr. Dean Richardson at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center, where Barbaro has been recovering in the intensive care unit. In a statement released Sunday, Richardson emphasized that the...