Barbaro Euthanized
 

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/

RIP

Barbaro has passed on.
 

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.

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.

RIP sweet boy... :(

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

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.

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

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.

he fought like a true champion.. RIP.

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...!

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

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

RIP big fella...

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

:(

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.

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!!!

RIP

For those of you gnashing your teeth in frustration because the $!@#! Thoroughbred Times webpage won't come up right now, it's currently on the front page of the NYTimes, with a link to article (and a beautiful photo of him winning the Kentucky Derby)- nytimes.com.