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Article: Barbaro breaks down, Bernardini wins; Kentucky Derby winner injures leg
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2006
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BALTIMORE (AP) - Barbaro was rarin' to go. The unbeaten Kentucky
Derby winner gave jockey Edgar Prado every indication he was set for
the race of his life.
The strapping bay colt was bucking in the starting gate at Pimlico
Race Course, and actually broke through early. All seemed well after
Prado reined him in and returned to the No. 6 gate for a second
start.
About 12 second later, the question was no longer whether Barbaro
would win the Triple Crown but whether he would survive at all.
After galloping only a few hundred yards in the Preakness,
Barbaro's right rear leg flared out and he veered sideways while
eight rivals passed him.
The record crowd of 118,402 watched in shock as Prado ...