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Update 1525: Alie, from Kennett Florist, posted this comment (timestamp: 9:55pm):
Hi All
It is still verrrrrrrry cold in Kennet Square. We have another storm watch for Sunday into Monday morning. I can't wait for it to warm up. We have been busy catching up form Valentines Day. I am getting close to seeing my desk again. Of course you know how to clean your desk is to put on someone else's. Like Rachel's, it our little joke. We are very excited about April 29th. It will be so cool to meet so many of you in person. It will be a busy weekend. We have kennett high's prom on Friday. Sat we are open as normal. If all goes well the art fundraiser will still be held for laminitis and I will be helping Marge & Shelia with that. Sunday we will be with you all at DE Park. I am trying to get the word out to local FOB who are not on the net and staff at NBC. I told the Jackson's about it. Gretchen called me to catch up, on Thursday morning. They are still away but will be back soon. It is funny how this week was so hard on me. It all hit me: nothing will ever be the same again. My car even wants to turn into NBC. I have been making that turn almost every day for 8 months. I miss talking to Dr Sweeney & staff daily. I also miss seeing Gretchen often. I talked to Dr Sweeney this week, even on her vacation; we needed to be in touch. I think that last week none of us had really talked. So this week we were missing the bonds that Barbaro had made in our lives. Not just to FOB's but each other. This whole experience has changed us all. I have never thought in my wildest dreams this could have happened. I have no words to describe it all but wow. I want to thank you all for being apart of this. We will away love and miss the boss horse. Good night from Kennett Square & KF
Alie
This is interesting: From Barbaro Fandom to Political Activism ...
and this is more interesting: Slaughterhouse opponents told Cavel has 3 months to make fixes.
Update 1524: Just spoke to Peter Brette in warmer Florida. They worked Aunt Henny, Chelokee and Round Pond today. Peter said they were very happy with how each of them worked. Chelokee went 5/8ths really well. Round Pond's work was very good, she sat in behind horses and switched to the outside and was very strong. Both Aunt Henny and Chelokee are likely to run next weekend.
Update 1523: Who's Happy was third this afternoon at Philadelphia Park. It was another sprint race, and on a speed favoring track, the winner went wire to wire. Happy ran well, but Tim now thinks it is time to stretch her out. She is a big filly and looks like she will go long.
Fans of Barbaro are gathering at Delaware Park on April 29: Fans of Barbaro plan DelPark celebration in April. While this event is still in the planning stages, I am pretty psyched about it. Delaware Park is a pretty race track. The grove, where the barbeque will be, is in a perfect spot right by the paddock area.
Update 1522: A brutally cold morning again at Fair Hill this morning. The wind drove the temperature to the single digits I assume. I ended up riding seven this morning. I started off by shedrowing Hawty Creek (I am now quite glad she did not get in for monday, we are in for some more bad weather over the next couple of days I think), and then rode Naughtical Agent around the horsepaths with Tim (on Lucky). I then went to the track with Chesapeake City Slew, Tim was on Nonpariel. They both galloped really well together, Slew was taking a very strong hold. For the next set Tim and I took Grandma (me) and Quick Quest. Again they both galloped well. I was in front on Grandma, and as we were galloping out of the turn coming down the lane a horse in front of us spooked at the gate, ducking in, the rider lost his irons and thankfully did not fall off in front of us (as Grandma would have surely then propped). Anyway, all was well, good to see a world class jockey (Ramon Dominguez) showing excellent balance! The rest of my rides on the track were reasonably uneventful. A few trainers (Motion and Lawrence for example) were breezing horses on the Tapeta track this morning. The track seemed to ride well.
It seems Jose Santos' injuries are worse than they first appeared after a spill at Aqueduct: More Bad News for Injured Santos; Dominguez Returning. On Dominguez, the article notes:
According to the jockey's agent, Steve Rushing, Dominguez suffered bruising to the bone which has healed in the past three weeks. He will begin exercising horses Saturday and is expected to be accepting mounts at Aqueduct by Wednesday.
Well he was exercising horses at Fair Hill, and thankfully did not fall in front of me which may not have helped in his recovery!
Tim's Who's Happy is in at Philadelphia Park this afternoon, the sixth race.
Update 1521: The University of Pennsylvania's Barbaro message board has now been closed, they have created this Barbaro page in its place: Remembering Barbaro. They have graciously included a link to our discussion forum from the page.
Smarty Jones had a small complication resolved quickly: Smarty Jones Treated for Minor Reproductive Tract Blockage.
On the work tab yesterday, aside from NoBiz, we also had Lava Man in California: Lava Man whistles in Big Cap workout.
Fair Hill's Tapeta track is scheduled to open at 8 am this morning. Hawty Creek did not get in for her race on monday at Philadelphia Park. They did not use the race. Her next race might not be until the middle of March at this point!
Happy Weekend Alex, Barbaro, and fellow FsOB
Thank you Alex for all the information. I'm going to check out "Remembering Barbaro" right away.
I just woke up to the sound of "and here comes Barbaro - the undefeated Barbaro". I can't believe I was dreaming of that. I wonder if that means something.
Checked on Rosie - camera is down. I wonder if anything has happened there.
Have a great weekend everyone! Let's get geared up for our anti-slaughter fight next week.
Janice
A forever fan of Barbaro
Posted by: Janice from Florida at February 24, 2007 11:25 AM