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AnonymousIt's always a black day for racing when a great one breaks down...16 years after Go For Wand that horrible scene is still with me.
we'll never know how good Barbaro would've been at age 4 and 5 on the Turf, which is what his stride and breeding seems to be meant...hope he can be saved and be a great sire.
In the paddock before the Derby, Bob Baffert was quoted as saying that Barbaro looked ''like a man among boys.''
some tough questions for the track vet and starter, not exactly a careful exam after he broke through the gate.
...and at the risk of starting a grassy knoll conspiracy that demonizes Pimlico or NBC ...the protocol seemed very brief...the post-time was already squeezed back, as usual, to keep those windows open.
I also noticed Prado really checking his hind legs out in the post parade after he almost got bucked off, not an uncommon thing to see, yet interesting...obviously He thought the horse was sound and i think he did a phenomenal job pulling him up and dismounting asap.
And you were right Andy....
..what may be lost is that Bernardini ran a huge race
and had plenty when asked. I just heard the Beyer figure was higher than Barbaro's K-derby.