Remembering Barbaro: Triple Crown horse superstar 9 Articles

by Barbaraanne Helberg

Perhaps the most picturesque athlete of all is the Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a thousand pounds of controlled energy and grace traveling through the wind, literally airborne every few strides, on thin and delicately ...read more

by Teri Wilson

Barbaro's eyes grew heavy. It took all his strength just to keep them open, but he was in too much pain to let them close completely. It had been four days since he had actually stretched out on the soft bed of hay at his ...read more

by Rena Sherwood

It has been one year ago since Kentucky Derby winner Barabaro captured the imagination and attention span of the American public by dying. For some strange reason, Barabrao was mourned, while thousands of other Throuoghbr...read more

by David Graham

Barbaro was named after a fox hound in a painting that hangs in the house of his owners. He was undefeated going into the Kentucky Derby and after a 6 length win whispers of a new Triple Crown Champion was starting to echo...read more

by Lynda Phillips

Barbaro took the racing world by storm. He was something out of a story book, reminding me so much of a horse named The Black, and one named Flame. An avid reader of Walter Farley's novels on these two famous horses as a c...read more

by Rich Elles

When one goes to the racing track to bet on the horse of choice, taking a gamble is all part of the game. On May 20, 2006 at the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the three-race Triple Crown series, the favored racehors...read more

by Ina Winslow

Barbaro, the Kentucky Derby winner who captivated the nation after his injury at the Preakness, was named for a Victorian era image of a 19th century French nobleman's hunting dog. The portrait of the English foxhound Bar...read more

by Jeffrey Davis

When it comes down to surprising moments in any sport, it puts everyone on the edge of the seat waiting to see what happens next. And yes, that includes horse racing. Why? Because when the odds-on favorite for any major...read more

by Vonda Sines

He probably would have been the next Triple Crown winner. He had all the right stuff-speed, lineage, conformation, and personality. But he never got the chance. The day Barbaro was euthanized, January 29, 2007, was ...read more