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Article: Triple Crown talk is all Barbaro; Trainer praises Kentucky Derby champion's 'tremendous ability'

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May 8, 2006
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By Richard Rosenblatt

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Trainer Michael Matz was holding court outside his barn, his Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro just a few yards away munching grass.

Barely 12 hours after Barbaro become just the sixth undefeated Derby winner, Triple Crown talk filled the air. It happens every Sunday after the first Saturday in May, when hopes are high in thoroughbred racing that a superstar has arrived to revive the sport.

"You always want to have a horse you can say can win the Triple Crown," Matz said. "We think this is a terrific horse with tremendous ability. If I told you I didn't think in the long haul that we'd have a Triple Crown winner, I'd be lying to you."

Matz has been ...

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