Me too! I appreciate the sophistication of COTH’s software to follow the “ignore” requests from one alter/name change to another.
Thanks, Alex~
Update 1477: Ed Fountaine writes a nice piece about NoBiz: ‘BIZ’ IS THE BUZZ. The following is an excerpt:
Recalling the first time he saw the “Biz” as a 2-year-old in Florida, Tagg - hardly a gushing, love-struck schoolboy-type, as we learned when he trained Funny Cide to win the Derby and Preakness four years ago - said: "Before he jogged three steps, I called (owner-breeder Elizabeth Valando) and told her ‘this is the most gorgeous horse I’ve ever seen. If he’s not a Triple Crown candidate, they’ve never made one.’ "
I remember Ed relaying this comment to me when we had dinner a month ago. The Daily Racing Form has a nice recap of the Derby situation for those who ran in the stakes last weekend: First pieces of Derby puzzle fall in place.
An FOB created scrap book for NBC is under development, if you want your name listed please add here: Names for NBC Scrapbook.
Since the beginning of this thread it has always been and about hope and fears. We have celebrated small conquests and now have each other dealing with our greatest fears coming to reality…if someone wants to rain on the parade do it somewhere else…I still think about this thread and what it shows and miss the up beat up dates but in Barbaro’s name he may be more in death then he ever would have been in life, although way to short.
He has pulled people together of all different walks of life and unitied us for a common cause, not easy to do, but it was his honesty and strive for life that drives us all to carry on his work… Personally, it means a lot to me that his break healed…now just to learn how to deal with the rest of it…
Sorry so long…
RIP Barbaro we miss you…
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Thanks for posting this!
Excellent Article: Prado honors Barbaro for his ‘courage, will to live’, which quotes Edgar Prado, including:
“Barbaro was a very special horse, not only because he provided me with the greatest achievement in my career but also because he showed he was a horse with a lot of courage and a lot of will to live,” Prado said. “He fought for eight months and nine days, but unfortunately the laminitis was just too strong.”
Thanks Alex~
Wow. Check this out!
Update 1480: From Upenn:
Roy and Gretchen Jackson Endow Chair for Equine Disease Research at Penn Veterinary Medicine School
Feb. 13, 2007
A $3-million gift from Roy and Gretchen Jackson, owners of Barbaro, will endow a chair in the name of Dean W. Richardson at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
In acknowledging the gift, Penn President Amy Gutmann said, “Gretchen and Roy Jackson have already done so much for veterinary medicine through their commitment to giving Barbaro every possible opportunity to recover from his catastrophic injuries. People throughout the world now understand that veterinary medicine — and Penn veterinary medicine in particular — shares in the advances that define today’s biomedical science. Now, with this generous gift, Gretchen and Roy Jackson not only promote continued progress, but they pay tribute to the doctor who, like them, gave his heart to a magnificent horse.”
“This endowed chair,” said Joan C. Hendricks, the Gilbert S. Kahn Dean of Veterinary Medicine, “is a strong recognition of the power of translating fundamental scientific advances into new real-world treatments. With a new faculty position dedicated to the study of equine disease, we will be better positioned to fight deadly conditions like laminitis.”
The endowed chair is the cornerstone of a major new Penn Vet initiative to fight laminitis, which afflicted Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Laminitis is a severe, painful condition in horses that can be fatal. The laminitis initiative will foster training programs and studies for new treatments of equine diseases.
“We are very pleased to make this commitment in support of the School of Veterinary Medicine’s research of equine diseases,” Gretchen Jackson said. “Our close relationship with Dr. Richardson over the last eight months persuaded us to name the chair in his honor. We are indeed grateful to him, and we especially look forward to a future without laminitis.”
Roy and Gretchen Jackson have a long and close connection with Penn and the School of Veterinary Medicine. Both are Penn graduates, and they have been dedicated supporters of Penn’s athletic, medicine and veterinary programs for many years. In addition, Gretchen Jackson serves on the Penn Vet Board of Overseers.
“I am deeply honored by this generous and important gift,” said Richardson, chief of surgery at Penn’s George D. Widener Hospital and leader of the team that treated Barbaro. “The Jacksons’ remarkable philanthropy will translate into better outcomes for injured and ill horses in the future.”
The Penn School of Veterinary Medicine is a leader in the development of new treatments and technologies to improve the health and care of both companion and large animals and is at the forefront of training students and veterinarians in diagnosing, preventing and curing animal diseases.
Amazing!
OK…how long will it take for someone to post about starving children or aids research or whatever?!
I am thrilled at this news. Perhaps there will be a cure for laminitis someday.
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Amazing!
OK…how long will it take for someone to post about starving children or aids research or whatever?!
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Check out the way HLAS put it on the other thread for this announcement 
That, and–dang, they ended up giving even more that the horse earned… :rolleyes:
Anyhow … Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!
Maybe the fairytale doesn’t end so badly, after all :sadsmile:
Wow, that is wonderful! What truly incredible people the Jacksons are!
Once a class act, always a class act. Yet another example of the way that Barbaro and his connections benefit and will continue to benefit all horses.
Wednesday~
Thanks Alex~
Update 1481: Bernardini has now begun his new career: Bernardini’s First Breeding Is a Success. After reading Home Run Horse I recognize this is a big first step.
Hard Spun is now getting ready for the Southwest: Hard Spun in role of latest local hero. His recent work looks very strong, and of course we consider him local!
On Dubai World Cup news we have news on Discreet Cat: Discreet Cat may skip World Cup prep. Of course we are expecting a clash between Discreet Cat and Invasor in the World Cup.
The weather looks miserable outside, no doubt training will be impacted at Fair Hill.
I got all watery eyed when I heard about the Jacksons’ gift to New Bolton. I know the loss is still painful but (just as I predicted - yes I did :yes: ) I’ve noticed the sad tears are turning more and more into happy tears b/c of what Barbaro’s people are accomplishing.
I live near Fair Hills, and the weather is GHASTLY :mad: :mad: . Winds, rain, sleet, and ice that’s several inches thick. I can’t imagine Alex doing any training today.
Name Barbaro’s Little Brother
Coming to work this morning I heard on NPR a segment on Barbaro and how he was named… The announcer (Frank Deford) said many are named by combining the sire and dam names or various meanings of the sire/dam name and he gave examples of famous horses and how they were named…the Native Dancer story was interesting…but I digress----
NPR is having a “Name Barbaro’s little brother” “contest”! LOL! Suggested names can be entered at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7381274 and the names will be forwarded to the Jackson’s for consideration. Deford gave his own suggestions as examples and several were pretty good!
Frank began his segment of the power of the Barbaro phenomonenon and all the psychological studies about why so many grasp his story and are still yearning to hear more. It was a very nice piece to hear on a cold, rainy drive to work.
Umm they have already announced how they are naming the colt -
Yeah, that was mentioned…Frank’s commentary was suggesting something more majestic. I suspect they are also helping to keep the Barbaro story alive and thriving for the public.
What a charming valentine
The best part of the commentary for me was that Mr. DeFord sent his Valentine’s Day wishes out to the happy couple, Dynaformer and La Ville Rouge!
Thanks Alex~
Update 1482: A treacherous morning this morning. Not particularly cold, but ice everywhere. The track may well have been fine, but getting to the track was out of the question from Parlo 1. I ended up shedrowing eight this morning, starting with Hawty Creek, three for Tim (Nonpariel, Grandma and of course Slew) and four more (including Flash). The shedrow was pretty well organized so quite an easy morning really over all. A couple of the trainers in the barn did not made it in (one had no electric in their house etc.) but others there covered for them.
Frank DeFord of NPR discusses naming a race horse and the love of Barbaro: Barbaro’s Baby Brothers: What’s in a Name?
What terrific people the Jackson are to do this for NBC! 
Thanks, Alex~
Update 1483: Today’s weather continued to have an impact on racing cancellations: Winter Storm Leads to Cancellations (my students thought it unfortunate it did not lead to cancellation of my class this afternoon).
It looks like Hard Spun will be taking on another Fair Hill horse (I say another as Hard Spun spent two weeks at fair Hill before his last start) in the Southwest: Xchanger ships in for Southwest.
