Barbaro

BARBARO (photo courtesy of Thoroughbred Times website)

He's on the front page of the Toronto Star sports section (a super story by author John Eisenberg from the Baltimore Sun), he was on CNN throughout yesterday's top news stories and the press conference was even shown live on that world's leading news channel.

Eight months of anaesthetics and surgeries and a lot of loving and caring but the Kentucky Derby champ, plus his owners and veterinarian did not get what he deserved.

Perhaps the good news is that the care of racehorses has been in the spotlight for this time and money has been raised for our star athletes. The Barbaro Foundation was just started by Gulfstream yesterday to educate budding vets with a scholarship program.

Let's hope that Barbaro's legacy will be that racing takes care of its heroes, whether they are Derby champs or hard kncking claimers just trying to please their owners.