Barbaro (horse)

Barbaro
Barbaro (middle) walking to the track at the Fair Hill Training Center in May 2006, a week after winning the Kentucky Derby
Sire	Dynaformer
Grandsire	Roberto
Dam	La Ville Rouge
Damsire	Carson City
Sex	Colt
Foaled	April 29, 2003 Nicholasville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	January 29, 2007(2007-01-29) (aged 3) Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	H. Roy and Gretchen Jackson
Owner	Lael Stables
Trainer	Michael R. Matz
Record	7:6-0-0 (1 DNF)
Earnings	$2,302,221
Major wins
Laurel Futurity (2005) Tropical Park Derby (2006) Holy Bull Stakes (2006) Florida Derby (2006) Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (2006)
Awards
NTRA "Moment of the Year" (2006)
Honours
Barbaro Stakes at Pimlico Race Course Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Statue at Churchill Downs

Barbaro (April 29, 2003 – January 29, 2007) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby but shattered his leg two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes which ended his racing career and eventually led to the decision to euthanize him.

On May 20, 2006, Barbaro ran in the Preakness Stakes as a heavy favorite, but, after a false start, he fractured three bones in and around the fetlock of his right hind leg. The injury ruined any chance of a Triple Crown in 2006 and ended his racing career. The next day, he underwent surgery at the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania for his injuries. In July he developed laminitis in his left rear foot. He was rushed to the hospital, where he underwent five further operations, and his prognosis varied during an exceptionally long stay in the Equine Intensive Care Unit at the New Bolton Center. While his right hind leg eventually healed, a final risky procedure on it proved futile because the colt soon developed further laminitis in both front hooves. His veterinarians and owners concluded that he could not be saved, and Barbaro was euthanized on January 29, 2007.^[1]

He was a third-generation descendant of Mr. Prospector, and as such Barbaro was related to many notable racehorses including Afleet Alex, Smarty Jones, Funny Cide and Fusaichi Pegasus.