whomper Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 It was one year ago yesterday we lost Barbaro Barbaro to Be Interred at Churchill Downs By WILL GRAVES,AP Posted: 2008-01-30 09:26:18 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 29) - Barbaro will be buried at the site of his greatest triumph. The 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, who was euthanized Jan. 29, 2007 from complications of a breakdown suffered at the Preakness, will have his ashes interred at Churchill Downs. To Tragedy1 of 6 Barbaro streaks to a resounding win in the 2006 Kentucky Derby. His margin of victory in the event was the largest since 1946 and made him a strong candidate to capture the first Triple Crown since 1978. Barbaro's remains will be placed outside of an entrance gate in a large elevated space enclosed by bricks. The site will also include a bronze statue commissioned by owners Roy and Gretchen Jackson and loaned to the track as part of the official memorial site. The track will install a bronze marker at the site soon. The track plans to unveil the statue and formally dedicate the site in 2009. Gretchen Jackson said Churchill Downs was the best place to honor the colt, who won the Derby by a dominating 6- 1/2 lengths before being injured in the Preakness two weeks later. "(The Derby) was for us the greatest race that Barbaro ran," she said. "When we think about Barbaro, we think about him running around the track out there. We'll always have that joyous memory." The Jacksons wrestled with the decision on where to bury the colt for months. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. was among several places that offered to accomodate the Jacksons. Ultimately, they said they wanted to make sure the public would be able to visit the memorial whenever possible. "After the Derby and then when he got injured, he really became America's horse," Roy Jackson added. "We sort of felt an obligation that his remains and statue be erected someplace where the general public could pay their respects." As spectacular as the colt's career was, he became an icon after breaking his right hind leg a few hundred yards into the Preakness. His eight-month battle to survive captured the hearts of people across the globe. Fans set up Web sites, and well-wishers flooded the New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa., and Churchill Downs with cards and gifts. "His accomplishments as a racehorse are certainly rivaled by the courage and resolve he displayed after his injury," Churchill Downs president Steve Sexton said. Pictures of the colt from both his racing career and his eight-month rehabilitation at the large animal hospital at New Bolton flashed above a stage before the Jacksons spoke. The Jacksons smiled while watching a short film featuring local schoolchildren talking about Barbaro and showing pictures they drew of the horse following his injury. Barbaro will be the first Kentucky Derby winner to be buried on the grounds at Churchill Downs. Four previous winners - Sunny's Halo, Carry Back, Swaps and Broker's Tip - are interred at the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is adjacent to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Grits , get your plane ticked and flowers ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted January 30, 2008 Author Share Posted January 30, 2008 Big John please change title to read Barbaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 She hasn't been the same since Star Jones and Rosie left The View. I didn't think it would kill her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Big John please change title to read Barbaro done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Big John please change title to read Barbaro I would leave it as is ...barbara is a better name for a horse anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 I told Barbara Billingsley she talked that mess down in the real hood, and she'd end up dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Will Guliani be buried next to Barbaro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramhock Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Cut me som' slac' jak! Chump don wan no help, chump don git no help. Jive ass dude don got no brains anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Cut me som' slac' jak! Chump don wan no help, chump don git no help. Jive ass dude don got no brains anyhow. Excuse me sir, I speak Jive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 (edited) Waste of good dogfood. (Barbara Billingsley=Ward's Whore, or Cleaver's Beaver= hawt!) Edited February 2, 2008 by The Holy Roller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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