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Article: Barbaro lives in fans' hearts; Many remain inspired by gallant horse.(Sports)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 27, 2008
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Byline: DAN GELSTON - Associated Press
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - The white wooden fence once tacked with homemade signs expressing prayers and appeals to "Grow, Hoof, Grow" are bare. Only students pass through the lobby that overflowed with floral arrangements, get-well cards and baskets stuffed with carrots and apples.
The sole visual evidence at the New Bolton Center that the large animal hospital was ever Barbaro's intensive care home for eight months is a portrait of the bay colt blazing toward the finish line in his stirring 6 1/2-length victory in the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
The breathtaking stride that swiftly covered grass or dirt and those ...