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Article: Kentucky Derby Winner Barbaro Euthanized
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- January 29, 2007
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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday after complications from his gruesome breakdown at last year's Preakness, ending an eight-month ordeal that prompted an outpouring of support across the country.
A series of ailments - including laminitis in the left rear hoof, an abscess in the right rear hoof, as well as new laminitis in both front feet - proved too much for the gallant colt. The horse was put down at 10:30 a.m.
"Certainly, grief is the price we all pay for love," said co-owner Gretchen Jackson at a news conference.
Barbaro battled in his ICU stall for eight months. The 4-year-old colt underwent several procedures and was fitted with fiberglass ...