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Article: Barbaro breaks down, Bernardini wins; Kentucky Derby winner injures leg

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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

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