Barbaro = Churchill Downs

#1 01-31-2007, 04:56 PM

Burying Barbaro at CD would be an honor he derserves. I wish the Jacksons would stop screwing around and accept the offer. He also deserved to be buried whole, and not his cremated remains.

slotdirt · #2 01-31-2007, 05:00 PM

Well, they're talking about building a local racing museum up in the Philly area. I think that's just a good a spot as any to put him. Plus, you could also build on the Smarty Jones-Afleet Alex-Barbaro tradition that has been established the last three years. Hopefully add Hard Spun, eh?

GenuineRisk · #3 01-31-2007, 05:20 PM

They've said they want to bury his ashes somewhere the public can come visit, so wherever they decide, it likely won't be their farm. I think that's really classy of them, and a nice final gift to his fans.

coltsfan · #4 01-31-2007, 05:37 PM

Forgive me for my ignorance, but is cremation usually done? Personally I don't like the thought of Barbaro being cremated. But then again, that's just me.

Danzig · #5 01-31-2007, 05:40 PM

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

smartyalex · #6 01-31-2007, 05:43 PM

he has already been creamated.

paisjpq · #7 01-31-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

me too...and I plan to have my horse cremated when he goes...I've buried a few horses and I hate going through it...

and good point about cremation being better than the head, heart and hooves...I've always found that barbaric.

coltsfan · #8 01-31-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

Good points. I've never really put much thought to how things are done after a horse (like Barbaro) passes.

Cajungator26 · #9 01-31-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

i plan to be cremated when i die. certainly don't have a problem with barbaro being cremated.
i'd imagine they did it for just this reason-not sure yet where he would be buried. not like you can wait very long without having done so. also, maybe they are considering having him buried at a track--and there are VERY FEW intact horses buried at tracks.

I want to be cremated too. I'll be damned before I have bugs crawling all over my dead body.