Barbaro

Interesting that it wouldn't have been prominent had Barbaro won the race, setting up the Triple Crown.

 

No doubt.

 

  A non-medical professional's attempt to explain blood supply:
  Blood has to be circulating into the affected area for healing to take place. As a personal example, my torn meniscus had to be removed because blood was no longer going into the cartilage (if I'd torn it before 30, the doc explained, it was repairable, but I was almost 40 when I did it).
  Also, if you lose blood supply to an extremity, it may turn gangrenous and require amputation (not necessarily fatal for a human, but probably different for a horse).

 

So... maybe he was jumpy before the other races because his leg was slightly screwed up?  Just a thought.

 

AP:


Dr. Larry Bramlage of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, said Barbaro suffered a fracture above and below the ankle.

"It's a serious fracture. This will require pretty major surgery. ... Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer," he said. "His career is over. This is very life threatening. Under the best circumstances, we will try to save him as a stallion."

Barbaro, the 1-2 favorite, broke through the starting gate before the official start, but Bramlage said that had nothing to do with the injury. After the colt was led back to the gate, the field broke cleanly.

 

Ah, makes sense.

And hopefully, the worst doesn't happen here.

 

In an effort not to out myself, I'll say my publication decided to bump a pretty big local playoff story inside to put Barbaro out there. Originally, we were gonna have a big refer package to the Preakness. ... Not anymore.

How sad. I can't watch the replays.

 

And that's exactly why a coworker feels they should raise the age to 4 years old instead of 3.

I know every paper in this state will run Barbaro on the front with a writeup of the race on the inside. At least that's what we're doing here.

 

I do not know why, but every time something like this happens, I always think back and remember what happened to Ruffian in 1975 vs Secretariat.
I still remember it even though I was only 7.