Barbaro's Broken Ankle

[rbattelle]

Poor horse. I hope he doesn't end up at the glue factory.



-Ryan

 

[HEMI®Dart]

If anybody can find a replay of the '06 Preakness on the web please post the link. I have been searching for an hour +. (don't bother w/ the Xpressbet.com one)



I watched the whole race. Everybody got a harsh reminder how fragile horses really are.



When Barbaro broke out of the gate early, it scared the heck out of me. I jumped. You are just waiting for the start like every other race and a horse pops out. You are not expecting it.



Perhaps this contributed to Barbaro's injury & running on only 14 days rest ( he has always had 32+ Days).

 

[rbattelle]

Watch Sportscenter today... they showed the clip 2 or 3 times.



-Ryan

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Thanks Ryan. My Boss taped it. He will give to me Monday.



Just read this is the paper and it is so true:



" Horses are born to run. They love to run. They don't know when to stop. They don't want to stop and they don't care if they feel pain"

 

[rbattelle]

They say that the jockey's attention and skill may have saved the horse's life. If he survives, he'll spend the rest of his life as a stud. Not a bad deal, if you ask me!



-Ryan

 

[Champane Flight]

Triple crown

Yea, but we lost the chance to have a Triple Crown winner for another year. I wish one would come along again, I miss the Super horses of Yesteryear... I hope Barbaro comes out OK, it just broke my wifes heart to see him come up lame like that. . I told her that was what racing is, you have a sense of danger to rider and horse all the time. . He will be a stud for many years, lots of breeders want a foal from a Kentucky Derby winner...

 

[bmoeller]

Maybe it was just a charlie horse. Those hurt. lol

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I miss the Super horses of Yesteryear

Like Secretariat (the closest thing to a superhorse we probably will see), Seattle Slew, Affirmed.



There was a horse in the early 90's that won the Derby, Preakness and got beat by a nose (photo) at the Belmont. It might have been Charismatic, Real Quiet or Genuine Risk.



Running at three different tracks in three different states at three different distances in a span of 5 weeks exacts a heavy toll on young, 3-year-old thoroughbreds. It is a demanding gauntlet and only the great ones survive it.



Athletes over the years have gotten faster and stronger. It seems like throughbreds have went the other way.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

New News on Barbaro. His injuries were "Catastropic". He's been in Surgery for 5 hours.



http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/05/21/ap2761842.html

 

[AMink]

Saw that he came out of surgery and the doctors and everyone are thrilled how well he's doing, though they caution that he is far from out of the woods. I always wondered why a broken leg in a horse is so bad, but it said that if they can't put even weight on all four legs, their blood flow is compromised, causing problems. Learn something new everyday.

 

[DRAG DIESEL]

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[TowPro]

He's in a good hospital. they showed a picture of his xray this morning on the news, it looks like he now had about 15 screws in it. New Bolton center is about 15 miles from me.

 

[Amish Elegance]

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:-laf Thats so wrong, and yet so damn funny! Nice one. :-laf





I was surprised to see half the crowd balling. My wifes family raced thoroughbreds when she was younger, she tried to explain it to me. (I don't watch much horse racing. ) I've never seen a crowd react like that in any form of motorsports I've spectated.



Get hurt and spend the rest of your life as a stud. Animals don't have it so rough after all.

 

[loncray]

My understanding is that American Thoroughbreds have become too inbred, like German Shepherd dogs. Apparently a lot of the breeding stock was shipped to Europe back in the 1990's, and the remaining stock is starting to have problems. If this is true, Barbaro won't be the last horse to explode an ankle in a major race.

 

[MMeier]

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Man, thats just effed up!!

 

[bighammer]

Convert him to a DUALLY!

 

[starkmr]

Much of the problem with a broken bone in an extemity in horses is, the hoof acts as a secondary circulation pump helping to return blood up the long legs to the heart. If one leg is unable to sustain weight, that pump is no longer viable and circulation is restricted in that leg causing futher problems.



This horse will probably try to use the leg way earlier than the vets would like, it is a natural reaction for the horse. The pool they are using to bring him out of anesthesia may be of some relief during rehab.



I wish the best for this colt, he's way too young to have to go through this.





Mike

 

[Dl5treez]

There was a horse in the early 90's that won the Derby, Preakness and got beat by a nose (photo) at the Belmont. It might have been Charismatic, Real Quiet or Genuine Risk.

Real Quiet, 1998. Lost to Victory Gallop by a head-bob.

 

[mcoleman]

I'd like to see the rules change to only allow 4 or 5 year olds. 2 is just to young. There are 100s of horses ruint by the racing industry. I break and train horses and I don't even like to trailride a 2 year old hard.

 

[JPope]

"... I don't even like to trailride a 2 year old hard. "



Second that! Amazing on how many trail rides, long ones, hard ones, where there seems to be a competition to have the youngest horse. Mine's a 3 year old, mine's a 2 year old, etc.



Prefer mine with some miles and age, and avoids me getting into issues. :-laf

you know the horse has seen enough to minimize me being stupid!!! :-laf