Barbaro to Be Buried at Churchill Downs
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Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, who was euthanized following complications of a breakdown suffered at the Preakness, will have his ashes interred at Churchill Downs.
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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa.  -- Barbaro continues gaining strength in his right hind leg since having his cast removed last month, another encouraging sign for the Kentucky Derby winner.
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Barbaro, the horse that galloped into history with a dominating win in last year's Kentucky Derby, then broke down on national television two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes, was euthanized yesterday, ending an eight-month fight for survival.
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For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.
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The Kentucky Derby winner will skip the Belmont Stakes and a rematch with Curlin, the colt who ran him down in the Preakness.
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Roman Ruler will go to Lone Star Park as a probable favorite for the $1.5 million Breeders&#39; Cup Juvenile on Oct. 30 and the full confidence of trainer Bob Baffert.
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KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- Barbaro's final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of his greatest triumph in the Kentucky Derby.
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NEW YORK The horse that spoiled &quot;Smarty Jones&#39;&quot; bid for the Triple Crown is being retired from racing. Belmont Stakes winner &quot;Birdstone&quot; was retired today after chipping a bone in his left front ankle during the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic.
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Canada buried a sailor this week who died in a submarine fire that naval officers say was poorly handled by the vessel&#39;s skipper.
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NEW YORK -- The racing industry reacted quickly to the death of Barbaro with the creation of the Barbaro Memorial Fund on Thursday, an initiative to raise money for research into laminitis and other equine health and safety issues.
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The world's most expensive truffle returned to Italy to be buried on Saturday.
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Barbaro received another encouraging update Saturday, one week after the Kentucky Derby winner sustained a life-threatening injury at the Preakness.
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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was &quot;bright and appropriately frisky&quot; Monday after surgery to repair his broken hind leg, even showing an interest in mares, but the colt still faces a long and perilous road to recovery.
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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.  -- Racetrack officials have picked a new synthetic racing surface for Arlington Park, where at least 21 thoroughbred horses were euthanized after leg injuries during the 2006 racing season.
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By Jennifer Latson, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 26--NEWPORT NEWS -- Friends and family of Robert Lamont Harper, 38, the man killed last week in a standoff with police, will hold a funeral for him Tuesday.
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A public memorial service for &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin will be held next week following a private funeral at his beloved zoo last weekend, friends and family have announced.
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Ten days after his awful breakdown in the Preakness, Barbaro is progressing so well even his surgeon is impressed, though he conceded the colt will have a &quot;hitch in his giddyup.&quot;