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Article: Barbaro leaves home ready to win Preakness; Derby winner aims for 2nd leg of Triple Crown
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2006
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BALTIMORE (AP) - Barbaro is finished playing around at his country
home in the hills.
The unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner jogged early Friday at the
tranquil Fair Hill Training Center before he was shipped by van to
Pimlico to get back to business.
As the colt walked down the ramp into the traditional winner's
stall, No. 40, trainer Michael Matz was certain Barbaro was ready for
his next task: a victory in today's $1 million Preakness and then an
attempt at what 10 horses have tried and failed to do since Affirmed
in 1978 - become a Triple Crown champion.
"I would love him to win the Preakness and go on," Matz said
outside his barn at Fair Hill. "But first we've got this job in front
of us."
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