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Article: Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Jon Heyman column: Barbaro's long shadow.
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- Newsday (Melville, NY)
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- June 9, 2006
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Byline: Jon Heyman
Jun. 9--The story of this Belmont Stakes isn't who's in it; it's who isn't. There's a lot to lament with the absences of Bernardini and especially Barbaro, who by staying alive is beating the odds. While Barbaro fights for his life, his gentleman jockey, Edgar Prado, who rides Deputy Glitters tomorrow, fights his emotions. Prado has hopes for his new mount, a 15-1 shot. And yet, his heart remains with Barbaro, who should have been shooting tomorrow to join Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed and eight others as racing's only Triple Crown winners. Barbaro, the runaway Kentucky Derby winner, should be shooting for immortality when he's in ...
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Article: Barbaro Progressing Well; Prado Pays Visit
AP Online;
May 31, 2006 ;
700+ words
... ... Pennsylvania shows jockey Edgar Prado, kissing Barbaro at the University of Pennsylvania ... survival was at stake. Edgar Prado saw Barbaro for the first time since the ... thought it was time to go." Prado said Barbaro pushed open the starting gate ...
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