The Barbaro Thread.

[todko]

Originally Posted by wac

I really dont know what to say here guys.....im just worn out emotionally with personal things in my life right now and this would be just another hit too me. I dont know who ive done wrong to have such a bad 2.5 years but i wish i could find out and make things right. Im starting to wonder if this is doing right by the horse i guess they say that he has a good attitude and is a fighter i'll just keep my fingers crossed and pray

Cheer up wac. I feel your pain. The last 2.5 years for me have been ridiculously difficult also. Lost my father. Sister had divorce 2. House flooded.

Thought '07 was off to a good start until I came down with pneumonia last week .

You can't let things like Barbaro's situation get you down further. They're doing their best.

Any maybe the other horses have started calling for him from the big starting gate in the sky . . . Bid has loaded into the gate, Secretariat too, Citation is there . . . it will be quite a race. He was God's horse to begin with and he was just loaned to us for a short time . . . like they all are.

[Echo Farm]

http://www.timwoolleyracing.com/news...pdates_181.php

Jeannine Edwards will be on "Outside the Lines" at 3 pm today on ESPN. She will also be on ESPN News following that broadcast.

[SniperSB23]

RIP Barbaro. They put him down this morning.

[Echo Farm]

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

[Cajungator26]

RIP champ...

The Grandest Foal
I'll lend you for a little while,
My grandest foal, God said.
For you to love while he's alive,
And mourn for when he's dead.
It may be one or twenty years,
Or days or months, you see.
But will you, til I take him back,
Take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you
And should his stay be brief,
You'll have those treasured memories,
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return.
But there are lessons taught on earth
I want this foal to learn.
I've looked the wide world over
In my search for teachers true.
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes,
With trust, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love?
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come
To take him back again?
I know you'll give him tenderness
And love will bloom each day.
And for the happiness you've known,
You will forever-grateful stay.
But should I come and call for him
Much sooner than you'd planned.
You'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
And maybe understand.

Author Unknown

[skippy3481]

RIP barbaro, a fighter till the end,, it doesn't matter if you win or lose its how you ran the race. We had a rare horse, that not only won but ran a hell of a race.

[The Bid]

I never realized he was an april foal