Barbaro pulls up injured

**onlooker** · 05-20-06, 05:24 PM

It doesnt look good. The horse cant stand on it. Keeps lifting it up.
Hate to see a horse lose due to injury.

**rolemand** · 05-20-06, 05:24 PM

There goes 7 bills.

**Illusion** · 05-20-06, 05:27 PM

I am hearing it's his right hind leg. Very unfortunate.

**onlooker** · 05-20-06, 05:29 PM

The doctor is speculating that it could be career threaten, but maybe not life threaten.

**picantel** · 05-20-06, 05:30 PM

Yah that sucks. When he broke through the gate I knew he was screwed. He hit his knees on the race. Even worse right before the race they were playing the themesong to the movie Dreamer. I did make some money though as I decided to back up my Brother Derek bet who they were ripping with 2 minutes left on Bernadini. I had 50/50 on him and did a $1 trifecta over BD and sweet and all in 3rd so I got half the trifecta. Too bad I did not play the super and its 22k payoff. sigh.

**Illusion** · 05-20-06, 05:32 PM

They are saying that him leaving early had nothing to do with the injury.

**picantel** · 05-20-06, 05:35 PM

so they say. I am not sure I have EVER seen a horse break through the gate and not get scratched. If this was not the Preakness and he was not the fave I guarentee he would not have run.

**onlooker** · 05-20-06, 05:43 PM

Two fractures above the ankle. Career done, but they said they have to watch the blood flow to that area to see if its the end of Barbaro.

**Illusion** · 05-20-06, 05:45 PM

Damn that sucks. I hope they don't have to put him down.

**rolemand** · 05-20-06, 06:31 PM

I wish he wouldn't have run. It would have saved me some coin.