Break out the hankies again! Barbaro sent to glue factory...

[shiva2999]

Who gives a **** about half a million dead Iraqis.

They had to kill a race horse!

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2007/January/29/Kentucky-Derby-winner-Barbaro-euthanized.aspx

Posted: January 29, 2007
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro euthanized

By Mike Curry and Pete Denk

Barbaro, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) whose battle to overcome injuries suffered in the Preakness Stakes (G1) attracted worldwide attention and a legion of fans, was euthanized on Monday morning at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.

Gretchen Jackson, who owned and bred the Dynaformer colt along with her husband, Roy, said that Barbaro’s front feet were beginning to become affected by the limited ability of both his laminitic left hind foot and his fused right limb that was shattered in the Preakness Stakes to bear weight.

The decision was made early Monday after consulting with Dean Richardson, D.V.M., chief surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school.

"There was not a foot that was not affected," Gretchen Jackson said. "He just would not lie down. He had not layed down for two days now. That can’t be good for him. He’s got to get the weight off of his feet. They were bringing him in and out of the sling, but his front feet were showing signs of laminitic changes and we just thought rather than put him through any more else. He had been good up to the beginning of this month, and then everything went.

...more...

[rob on the job]

Damn, I'm gonna miss that horse.

[markythebill]

Should have sent it to France, at least they would have got a good meal or two out of it. Pickled horse testicles, yum.

[Carl J. Ironsides]

R.I.P. Barbaro.

[rob on the job]

That horse was worth a million Iraqis.

[shiva2999]

I hope Pete doesn't ban me for seeming gleeful about the death of a patriotic American horse.

[г]

Nahhhh, Pete would never go out of his way to 'mischaracterize' anyone, would he ?

[shiva2999]

Pete has rock solid principles that only get thrown out the window when he's pissed off.

[JLB]

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/images/home/barbaro.jpg

This is what a Champion looks like!!!!!!!!

[г]

Pete has rock solid principles that only get thrown out the window when he's pissed off.

And/or wasted out of his gourd...

[rob on the job]

I hope Pete doesn't ban me for seeming gleeful about the death of a patriotic American horse.

Nah.

We understand that you are jealous of Barbaro's:

A) ability to argue logically

B) erudition and intelligence

C) net worth

D) penis size

Everyone has to grieve in their own way, Shiva. Even you.

[shiva2999]

I've ****ed way more mares than Barbaro.

[Julianna]

R.i.p. :(

[rob on the job]

I've ****ed way more mares than Barbaro.

Barbaro's stud value: $120 million US.

Shiva's stud value: One Canadian loonie.

[JLB]

I've ****ed way more mares than Barbaro.

Wow what a stud!

[Julianna]

I've ****ed way more mares than Barbaro.



Hi-Ho Silver...I'm impressed :y220c:

[shiva2999]

Barbaro's stud value: $120 million US.

Not any more.

Institutionalized Horse Racing is barbaric.

It lives on ripping off mentally ill poor people.

[rob on the job]

Not any more.

Institutionalized Horse Racing is barbaric.

It lives on ripping off mentally ill poor people.

On this we can agree.

[ricogarion]

Damn,I was pulling for that horse to survive.

[Sabres244]

Shiva, I respect you as a poster but come on man, don't make a mockery out of this. I know you could careless about the horse. And all your trying to do is rile people up with this.

[shiva2999]

I have to admit it, I'm a horsist.

[dilbert]

I have to admit it, I'm a horsist.

I thought you were an horse's ass?

[sukie]

A truely sad story. I am a huge horse racing fan. Magnificent animals to be sure. It was sad seeing him pull up lame but at least there was am attempt to save him. Probably put a gallon of sperm on ice in the past year.

[rob on the job]

... Probably put a gallon of sperm on ice in the past year.

http://www.westernwebsites.com/pehrson/clockwork_orange_got_milk_alex.jpg

[Julianna]

Shiva, I respect you as a poster but come on man, don't make a mockery out of this. I know you could careless about the horse. And all your trying to do is rile people up with this.



I agree with Sabres244
This thread should not be making fun of a wonderful animal who has passed on.

[35Pete]

Shiva, I respect you as a poster but come on man, don't make a mockery out of this. I know you could careless about the horse. And all your trying to do is rile people up with this.

You have to understand that it is all about him. He doesn't give a shit about what you think. Ask him. Hell hath no fury like a Shiva scorned.

[shiva2999]

I bet Pete has a couple of nephews in the race track business.

[sukie]

Messing with us degenerate gamblers ar ya? Them there are fightin' words, pal.

[Scary Good]

Leave it to Shiva to make fun of dead animals, just get lost already.

[Canisius85]

"That's the thing about WASPs kid....they love animals...but they can't stand people." -Michael Douglas, Wall Street.

[ICRockets]

I have to agree with shiva on this one, for a very lame but real reason.

I was sick and ****ing tired of the constant updates on Barbaro's condition that ESPN was giving us.

Now if only we could euthanize Barry Bonds, we'd be rid of about 80% of ESPN's useless crap so that maybe they can return to actually reporting things that we give 2 shits about.

[pmoon6]

I have to agree with shiva on this one, for a very lame but real reason.

I was sick and ****ing tired of the constant updates on Barbaro's condition that ESPN was giving us.

Now if only we could euthanize Barry Bonds, we'd be rid of about 80% of ESPN's useless crap so that maybe they can return to actually reporting things that we give 2 shits about.I agree, ESPN is but a shell of it's former self. I don't even watch it anymore except NFL Match-up and "Outside The Lines" sometimes. You can trace their downfall to the losses of Keith Olbermann and Craig Kilborn.

[sukie]

A truely sad story. I am a huge horse racing fan. Magnificent animals to be sure. It was sad seeing him pull up lame but at least there was am attempt to save him. Probably put a gallon of sperm on ice in the past year.

Well... No sperm. The Barbaro legacy ends. Against the rules to artificially inseminate or clone a thoroughbred.

[TRIPLE P]

Well... No sperm. The Barbaro legacy ends. Against the rules to artificially inseminate or clone a thoroughbred.


How can this be proven though?

Whos to say they don't break out the turkey baster under a cloak of darkness in the stables somewhere and then have some stud horse that looks like Barbaro roll up for a "show ****" ?

[TRIPLE P]

!!!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Apparently Barbaro euthanized himself after a long night of drinking and crying, naked in the dark about his career being over.

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Barbar-Euthanizes.jpg

[sukie]

How can this be proven though?

Whos to say they don't break out the turkey baster under a cloak of darkness in the stables somewhere and then have some stud horse that looks like Barbaro roll up for a "show ****" ?

How is Paternity proven in humans... With or without the turkey baster?

[TRIPLE P]

How is Paternity proven in humans... With or without the turkey baster?

Do they do paternity tests on horses?

I don't know.

[Victor7]

lol WXP

[shiva2999]

!!!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Apparently Barbaro euthanize himself after a long night of drinking and crying naked in the dark about his career being over.

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Barbar-Euthanizes.jpg

You're a terrible human being, did you know that?

[TRIPLE P]

You're a terrible human being, did you know that?

Yes. I know.

[Sabres244]

I was sick and ****ing tired of the constant updates on Barbaro's condition that ESPN was giving us.


What are you talking about? They never really updated him unless something bad happened

[Psychosis]

Be cool, Barbaro. Hopefully where you are right now you won't be treated like a hooker again.

[TRIPLE P]

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Millions-Of-People.jpg

LOUISVILLE, KY—In a stirring show of love and respect, millions of people—including Barbaro's owners, breeders, associates, foreign dignitaries and heads of state from over 90 countries, celebrities, and throngs of grief-stricken Americans hoping to catch one last glimpse of the 4-year-old stallion before he was laid to rest—gathered at Churchill Downs Wednesday to mourn the passing of a national hero and a beloved horse.

Although many feared this day was inevitable following Barbaro's injury at the 2006 Preakness, the news of his death nonetheless stunned and saddened the millions of citizens who, over the past eight months, had come to identify with this 1,200-pound racehorse. Overcome with despair, people from Maine to California—many of whom had never even met Barbaro—made the long drive to the Bluegrass State to pay their final respects to the late thoroughbred.

"I came all the way down from New York so my 3-year-old son could be here," said Cynthia Grossman, who waited for nearly 12 hours outside the famed racetrack in freezing-cold conditions along with 2 million others whose lives were affected in some way by this horse. "He got a little scared when he saw Barbaro, since he didn't really understand what was going on. Sure, all he sees now is a dead horse in a casket, but when he grows up, he'll realize what a special moment this was for him and for America."

"Barbaro inspired all of us to do great things—the least I could do for him is say a proper goodbye," said Gerry Holbrook of Nashville, TN, who hitched a ride to Louisville Tuesday evening because he "felt it was the right thing to do." "Without Barbaro's example, I don't think I would be a lawyer."

At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a horse-drawn caisson transported Barbaro's body down a carefully planned route along Central Avenue, where people young and old stood silent, teary-eyed, and completely motionless save for the occasional salute. Once he arrived at Churchill Downs, his body was carried to the base of the grandstand by a team of 48 pallbearers. Dressed in his finest silks, and wearing his Kentucky Derby garland and Presidential Medal of Freedom around his neck, Barbaro lay in state inside his 18-foot-long, five-foot-deep mahogany casket.

Many remarked that he looked like he was at peace.

"Barbaro was a great horse, but an even better person," said Cheryl McElroy, still visibly shaken after filing past Barbaro's coffin and placing a single red rose upon it. "He taught us how to triumph over adversity and how to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds. He showed us that anyone could win the Kentucky Derby if they just believed in themselves—even you or I. And he proved that people can lead perfectly normal, productive lives after breaking their long pastern bone and being diagnosed with laminitis of the left hoof."

During the ceremony, the usually festive Churchill Downs was eerily quiet, with the only sounds in the building coming from the low rumble of muffled drums, the clacking of horses' hooves, and a dirge-like rendition of "My Old Kentucky Home" played in a minor key by the University of Louisville marching band. As they laid his casket on the bier, Elton John performed a special version of "Candle In The Wind" rewritten to describe Barbaro's tragically short life.

Barbaro's owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, decided not to deliver a eulogy, instead choosing to recite the play-by-play transcript of the 2006 Kentucky Derby, which was read in a stirring 114-second speech by Churchill Downs track announcer Luke Kruytbosch.

"I will never forget Barbaro," said Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who took a redeye flight out of Tehran upon hearing that Barbaro had passed away. "He was a special horse."

In addition to the millions of people on hand, some of Barbaro's closest colleagues, including Private Vow, Brother Derek, and Point Determined, were also in attendance. Although they remained mostly quiet throughout the ceremony, the looks in their dark, liquid eyes suggested that they, too, felt the same loss as the American people.

"Though he is gone, Barbaro's memory will live on forever in all the great things he did for this nation," said Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who recently founded the Barbaro Foundation to help disadvantaged youths receive proper schooling and to provide medical assistance for AIDS patients in Africa. "He had a lot left to live for, and so much more left to give. I sometimes wish the Good Lord had taken me instead of him."





http://www.theonion.com/content/news/millions_of_americans_travel_to

[SpikedLemonade]

http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/Millions-Of-People.jpg

LOUISVILLE, KY—In a stirring show of love and respect, millions of people—including Barbaro's owners, breeders, associates, foreign dignitaries and heads of state from over 90 countries, celebrities, and throngs of grief-stricken Americans hoping to catch one last glimpse of the 4-year-old stallion before he was laid to rest—gathered at Churchill Downs Wednesday to mourn the passing of a national hero and a beloved horse.

Although many feared this day was inevitable following Barbaro's injury at the 2006 Preakness, the news of his death nonetheless stunned and saddened the millions of citizens who, over the past eight months, had come to identify with this 1,200-pound racehorse. Overcome with despair, people from Maine to California—many of whom had never even met Barbaro—made the long drive to the Bluegrass State to pay their final respects to the late thoroughbred.

"I came all the way down from New York so my 3-year-old son could be here," said Cynthia Grossman, who waited for nearly 12 hours outside the famed racetrack in freezing-cold conditions along with 2 million others whose lives were affected in some way by this horse. "He got a little scared when he saw Barbaro, since he didn't really understand what was going on. Sure, all he sees now is a dead horse in a casket, but when he grows up, he'll realize what a special moment this was for him and for America."

"Barbaro inspired all of us to do great things—the least I could do for him is say a proper goodbye," said Gerry Holbrook of Nashville, TN, who hitched a ride to Louisville Tuesday evening because he "felt it was the right thing to do." "Without Barbaro's example, I don't think I would be a lawyer."

At 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a horse-drawn caisson transported Barbaro's body down a carefully planned route along Central Avenue, where people young and old stood silent, teary-eyed, and completely motionless save for the occasional salute. Once he arrived at Churchill Downs, his body was carried to the base of the grandstand by a team of 48 pallbearers. Dressed in his finest silks, and wearing his Kentucky Derby garland and Presidential Medal of Freedom around his neck, Barbaro lay in state inside his 18-foot-long, five-foot-deep mahogany casket.

Many remarked that he looked like he was at peace.

"Barbaro was a great horse, but an even better person," said Cheryl McElroy, still visibly shaken after filing past Barbaro's coffin and placing a single red rose upon it. "He taught us how to triumph over adversity and how to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds. He showed us that anyone could win the Kentucky Derby if they just believed in themselves—even you or I. And he proved that people can lead perfectly normal, productive lives after breaking their long pastern bone and being diagnosed with laminitis of the left hoof."

During the ceremony, the usually festive Churchill Downs was eerily quiet, with the only sounds in the building coming from the low rumble of muffled drums, the clacking of horses' hooves, and a dirge-like rendition of "My Old Kentucky Home" played in a minor key by the University of Louisville marching band. As they laid his casket on the bier, Elton John performed a special version of "Candle In The Wind" rewritten to describe Barbaro's tragically short life.

Barbaro's owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, decided not to deliver a eulogy, instead choosing to recite the play-by-play transcript of the 2006 Kentucky Derby, which was read in a stirring 114-second speech by Churchill Downs track announcer Luke Kruytbosch.

"I will never forget Barbaro," said Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who took a redeye flight out of Tehran upon hearing that Barbaro had passed away. "He was a special horse."

In addition to the millions of people on hand, some of Barbaro's closest colleagues, including Private Vow, Brother Derek, and Point Determined, were also in attendance. Although they remained mostly quiet throughout the ceremony, the looks in their dark, liquid eyes suggested that they, too, felt the same loss as the American people.

"Though he is gone, Barbaro's memory will live on forever in all the great things he did for this nation," said Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, who recently founded the Barbaro Foundation to help disadvantaged youths receive proper schooling and to provide medical assistance for AIDS patients in Africa. "He had a lot left to live for, and so much more left to give. I sometimes wish the Good Lord had taken me instead of him."





http://www.theonion.com/content/news/millions_of_americans_travel_to


WXP, was his father there?

I heard the guy was a stud, but he was a terrible father NEVER having any relationship with his children.

[Stealth01]

Man, if they could send SOME of him to the Alpo plant...my dog could be eatin' some CHAMPION dog food!