Last updated: 5/24/06 4:45 PM
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner BARBARO (Dynaformer) was in excellent condition as
of 3 p.m. (EDT) Wednesday. The three-year-old colt is stable and happy,
according to Dr. Dean W. Richardson, chief of surgery at the George D. Widener
Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New
Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Barbaro underwent a lengthy operation on Sunday to repair multiple
fractures in his right hind leg, which he sustained during the early
stages of Saturday’s Preakness S. (G1).
Barbaro now faces a long and difficult recovery. Well-wishers can send e-mail
to Barbaro at
www.vet.upenn.edu/barbaro.