Barbaro Updates: 294
updates are now here.
Update 1970: HBOs screening of its Barbaro documentary, scheduled for monday, is now at full capacity. I look forward to seeing those of you there that have signed up.
The Barbaro Memorial Bench, a project supported by many FOBs, was dedicated at New Bolton this morning: BARBARO MEMORIAL BENCH UPDATE #8. It is beautiful.
Update 1969: A quick update on The Tin Man. I just spoke to Janeen (thanks Andy Durnin), who works for Richard Mandella and is The Tin Man's work rider. She said he came out of his race "super good", does not look like he lost an ounce and had more dapples on his coat the next day than prior to the race. (Andy actually said it was like being in the presence of greatness being in the barn the next day.) The Tin Man will likely walk in the shedrow for 3 - 4 days after this race, and perhaps follow that up with a few days of ponying. Janeen shares the riding responsibilities of The Tin Man with Crystal, who has recently returned to work after a break. Janeen did ride him beginning the Del Mar meet last year all the way through to the Arlington Million win.
I have also created a page for The Tin Man (I am hoping Janeen will help keep it updated) which includes a few links to enjoy, for example: ESPN: The Tin Man, it begins:
THE TIN MAN CAME IN AS AN EARY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BARN...WHEN HE CAME HE WAS A NONDESCRIPT AVERAGE LOOKING LITTLE COLT THAT DID ALL RIGHT, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GREAT ASPIRATIONS OF WHAT HE SHOULD BE.
Update 1968: Street Sense breezed under Calvin Borel this morning at Churchill: Street Sense breezes; Belmont decision Thursday, excerpt:
Over a fast track, Street Sense proceeded smoothly through splits of 12.80, 24.60, and 36.60 before hitting the wire in 49 and galloping out five furlongs in 1:01.80.
"Carl has him on the right track," Borel said afterward.
*Earlier Wednesday, Curlin, the Preakness winner and a definite Belmont starter, galloped a mile in his first day back on the track since a Monday breeze in which he went five furlongs in 1:03.20.
This appears to be a positive move forward for horseracing, lets hope more tracks jump on board: Equine Injury Reporting System to Begin at 30 Tracks.
Update 1967: Another gorgeous morning at Fair Hill, and I only had two to ride! First out was Gator Nation, and he went to the Tapeta track for his first gallop since his race at Pimlico. He galloped a mile and a quarter and went quite nicely. As I was jogging around, before the gallop, I passed Dr. Fisher's team, who were turned in ready to gallop (they jog back the wrong way, turn around, wait, then gallop off). Gina, who is one of Dr. Fisher's exercise riders, also helped us during Fair Hill's open house as part of the weekend of celebrations for Barbaro, April 29. Gina is getting ready to run in a marathon in as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training. If you would like to support Gina's efforts (we used to run 5k races together before I quit running) it would be brilliant: Racing to Save Lives. OK, back to Gator ... he's a cool guy to gallop, but you have to give him a nice long reign. Much like Nautical Agent, who was my second and final ride of the day. She went to the Tapeta track and galloped a mile and a half. And guess what she did all the way home ... "high stepped" it! We did pass Xchanger coming through the tunnel, he is running either this weekend in the Ohio Derby or next weekend on the Belmont undercard I think, but Mark was on the phone when I passed them so I was unable to ask. Anyway, a gorgeous morning to be outside!
Update 1966: HRTV will be airing interviews with Dr. Richardson this sunday, June 3, at 9 pm. It is their "Inside Information" program: HRTV's 'Inside Information' Features Barbaro, Richardson, excerpt:
"Dr. Richardson granted us a series of four interviews over the course of Barbaro's struggle," said Amy Zimmerman, HRTV's executive producer. "The first was in August, the next in October, the third in January and the last in early February. What ultimately happened to Barbaro came as a shock to a lot of people, but in fact, Dr. Richardson was brutally honest since the beginning as to what a tough fight this was going to be.
Chelokee is not running in the Belmont and Imawildandcrazyguy completed his penultimate breeze for the Belmont yesterday: Imawildandcrazyguy works before shipping, excerpt:
"I took him out at 5:30 and walked him," Kaplan said. "The plan was to give him an easy day today, travel on Wednesday, and gallop him at Belmont on Thursday. I didn't want to work him because he's already very fit. But he made me do it. He was kicking the walls down later in the morning, rearing up, and throwing himself around the stall, so I figured I better work him before he hurt himself."
Imawildandcrazyguy was scheduled to fly to New York on Wednesday along with stablemates Storm in May and Emma's Candy.
Chelokee is heading to the Northern Dancer Stakes on June 16 at Churchill Downs, according to Don Little Jr., whose Centennial Farms partnership owns Chelokee.
Good morning-
TO EVERYONE WORKING ON ANTI SLAUGHTER...
Please stay focused on our calling instructions!
We need 60 senate co-sponsors (33 more) to get S311 to a vote. This is by far the most direct path to our goal of permanently ending horse slaughter in the U.S.
Getting senate co-sponsors should be our top priority at the moment.
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Posted by: Christian at May 30, 2007 11:06 AM