What Kind of Hit Will Racing Take If Barbaro Dies?

[randallscott35]

I can see it now. "End this cruel sport." "These animals are dying for others enjoyment." The papers have already crushed racing in editorials from the NY Times to others. It will be bad, not Ruffian bad, but Barbaro really captured a fan base and he won the Derby, with all eyes on him a horrific breakdown followed by a month of good news and then this....I can see another shot across racing's bow from this. And boy it is unfair.