I was saddened to hear that Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday morning after complications resulting from the injuries he suffered during the Preakness Stakes last May. The horse's right leg was infected with laminitis last July, and doctors have been performing a series of surgeries to save it.
Barbaro had been doing well in December when doctors removed the cast from his foot and the horse's owners were hopeful that Barbaro would be able to return to his home stable in Pennsylvania. But Barbaro suffered a setback over the weekend, and despite two surgeries, vets decided it would be too painful to continue treatments. The folks at Churchill Downs are offering a burial place for him at their site in Kentucky.
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