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01-31-2007, 06:24 PM
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The effort to save his life was the story. If Barbaro was euthanized on the track afer the Preakness, nothing would have happened. It was the fact that the effort was made to save him and he lived 8 plus months afterward which made the story. The Jacksons and Richardson aren't on Larry King if he's euthanized immediately. Noone here would have heard of Richardson if not for the effort (well some would have, but certainly not me). Horses win the Kentucky Derby every year...it is not a big deal. But when the Ky Derby winner has a devastating injury in the Preakness...is not put down but is given highly risky surgery...survives...does pretty well for 8 months, then finally succumbs to the overwhelming odds against him, well that is a bit different than your average Ky Derby winner story. That type of thing makes national news. That is all it is. I have no problem with them showing it. In a week, it will all be old news once again and not be shown on national media outlets probably again other than a yearly tribute to the horse on BC day or something.
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01-31-2007, 07:21 PM
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All it will take is one owner to decide that, after winning the Kentucky Derby, it's not wise to run in the Preakness. Just skip it. The gates, the dirt, the triple crown timing, all worked against Barbaro. That's a big part of the Barbaro story too.
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02-01-2007, 04:22 AM
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