Barbaro Euthanized

[Thoroughbred Fan]

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/

RIP

http://thoroughbredtimes.com/nationa...uthanized.aspx

I thought this deserved its own thread, since people may not think to look under the regular Barbaro thread.

My deepest condolences go out to the Jacksons, Matz, Prado, and everyone else who loved this courageous animal.

R.I.P.

You were brilliant the brief time you were on this planet. Tough, tough loss.

[randallscott35]

Had to be done. Finally the best interests of the horse won out....Extremely sad anytime you lose a horse to racing, whether a 5claimer or a champion.

[Cajungator26]

RIP sweet boy...

I'm glad that the suffering is over for him.

[slotdirt]

Think this should be time to remember a fantastic animal and not espouse our personal beliefs on what may or may not have been best for Barbaro since May 20th.

What a terrific champion and talented horse. His story certainly was inspirational.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Think this should be time to remember a fantastic animal and not espouse our personal beliefs on what may or may not have been best for Barbaro since May 20th.

What a terrific champion and talented horse. His story certainly was inspirational.

Well said...good-bye Barbaro and run in peace.

To me, Barbaro was unique in that he had a "fifth" gear that even most of the best thoroughbreds don't have. On ATRAB today, they played a medley of stretch calls from four or five of Barbaro's biggest victories. Just listening to the calls, you just had a sense that the horse had a "refuse to lose" mentality. No matter how hard he got pushed, Barbaro always found that fifth gear that was needed to beat his hard charging competitors. Challenged in the stretch in the Kentucky Derby, Barbaro poured it on in the last quarter and crushed the field by eight lengths.

It has been 29 years since Affirmed "refused to lose" to Alydar, winning the Triple Crown in the process. You just had the sense that Barbaro probably had the stuff to become the 12th Triple Crown champion. It's a shame that it all ended too soon.

He is at peace, and we are all thankful that we got to experience his brief display of greatness.

[alysheba4]

talk about a true champion........ this horse had HEART, speed plus stamina....dirt or turf. thanks for the great memories champ.

[Buffymommy]

RIP boy. RIP. Challenge some of the greats up there to a match race. I bet you would do well.

RIP. Condolances to everyone involved with this wonderful horse.

[zippyneedsawin]

he fought like a true champion.. RIP.

[saucon17]

Thanks to Matz, The Jackson's, Dr. Richardson and to the New Bolton
Center for every thing you have done to try save Barbaro so he could
have a better life. Thanks for the memories and the great thrills you gave everyone.

RIP BARBARO

Mike

[smuthg]

What a loss... I'm just sick.

RIP big fella...

[Bernardini]

I’m not sure if it was cruel to prolong the inevitable, given the magnitude of the injury or no stone un turn trying to save a champion. Either way, we lost a great race horse!!!

watching that derby performance gives me chills everytime...its a shame this had to happen....great horse rip

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by miles2135

watching that derby performance gives me chills everytime...its a shame this had to happen....great horse rip

RIP...what a sad, sad day! Words are simply inadequate...!

[declansharbor]

He would have carved up any race that he ran in this year...A true champion put to the test...Belongs now to the gig in the sky, RIP BARBARo...Thank you for the great memories

[ceejay]

[dellinger63]

This is why I sometimes hate racing. Just hope there wasn't a lot of suffering during the attempted recovery but I know there was.