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Article: HBO tells Barbaro's sad story.(SPORTS)(FANS: TV PREVIEW)
- Article from:
- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2007
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Byline: Dick Heller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
HBO's promotional hook for its latest "Sports of the 20th Century" documentary could have been, "If you liked Seabiscuit, you'll love Barbaro."
There is a unifying theme between "Barbaro," which premieres Wednesday night on the pay cable network, and the 2003 film adapted from Laura Hillenbrand's fine book "Seabiscuit": The love and affection between horses and humans.
Seabiscuit's story is mostly an upbeat saga of how Depression-era America clutched the undersized, overachieving racehorse to its collective heart. But we all know Barbaro finally was euthanized in January of this year, 20 months after the Kentucky Derby ...
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