Thanks Alex~
The winner of the Barbaro painting, auctioned on eBay to benefit the NTRAs Barbaro Memorial Fund is an FOB, John e-mailed me this:
I will always remember Barbaro, who was taken away so young. i have followed his ordeal since he got hurt, i am an animal lover all my life dogs & horses, especially Labrador retreviers. i have sponsored Long Island Labrador retrevier rescue fo the past 7 years, as soon as i get the painting i will have it framed & add it to the Fred Stone print, & the 132nd Churchill Downs 2006 Kentucky Derby photo of Big B leaving the starting gate & crossing finish line, also Breyer’s doll, Edgar Prado signed photo & wristband that i have been wearing since April. Barbaro was & always will be an inspiration. when i saw it being painted at CD, i wanted it, very pleased that funds will be going to NTRA.
Thank You for the Memorial Bench photo
How nice to remember him always – so special.
Thanks Alex~
Here is some more feedback from the screening of HBOs excellent Barbaro documentary: HBO Barbaro Showing @ Unionville High Sc
The cover story of the June 9, 2007 Thoroughbred Times is titled “Industry begins injury database”. I quote: “I think the Barbaro injury served as a catalyst for this” [Mary Scollay, DVM).
For those with access to HBO, it is the Barbaro documentary tonight at 10 pm (HBO Produces a Winner With Barbaro Documentary). All FOBs who saw this documentary on monday night and provided feedback had only very positive words.
I just made it home in time to watch the Barbaro documentary on HBO tonight, and thought it was very nicely done.
I loved the HBO story last night…thought it was better than the one on NBC…seemed more personal. Of course, I was boo-hooing through the whole thing!
It was beautifully done.
Gorgeous! I watched the whole thing with tears in my eyes. What a wonderful production.
I hear I had a “speaking part” in the documentary last night, but I haven’t gotten a chance to see it yet. :lol:
Glad to hear it was nicely put together. Maybe now we can be done with the whole thing.
I thought the Barbaro documentary was very well done. It gave us an intimate look at the Jacksons and just how much they loved him, as if we didn’t already know. I was nice to see clips of him that I had never seen before. He truly was a special boy.
As for being “done with the whole thing”, I don’t think we will ever be done with Barbaro. His legacy will help so many horses in the future. I hope we are never “done with the whole thing”.
Done? Never…
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I thought the Barbaro documentary was very well done. It gave us an intimate look at the Jacksons and just how much they loved him, as if we didn’t already know. I was nice to see clips of him that I had never seen before. He truly was a special boy.
As for being “done with the whole thing”, I don’t think we will ever be done with Barbaro. His legacy will help so many horses in the future. I hope we are never “done with the whole thing”.[/QUOTE]
I cannot imagine being done. Are we done with Man O’ War? Ruffian? Spectacular Bid? What we witnessed was a lifetime of greatness- it is simply that the lifetime did not last long enough 
Glad the painting went for the money it did!!
I’m so disappointed not to have been able to see the documentary. I don’t get HBO 
Used to, but we didn’t watch it enough to justify keeping it. Anyone know of another avenue to view it at some point?
Here you go Kenike:
Thanks, Alex~
HRTV’s recent airing of a special on Barbaro, which chronicled the colt’s gallant fight for life through a series of interviews done with Dr. Dean Richardson, is now available on DVD. The special, which appeared on HRTV’s “Inside Information” show, is available for $19.99, including shipping and handling. All of the profits for the DVD will be donated to The Laminitis Fund at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center.
You can order the DVD by calling 800 675-2114 or at http://champions.stores.yahoo.net/baiindvd.html.
I was just over lighting another candle for Barbaro and was pleased to see over 2100 candles lit for him. 
I think it’s going to take a while for those candles to really decrease.
VB, thanks again for all the great updates.
The HBO documentary was really well done :yes: I watched it twice and cried every time. :sadsmile:
Thanks, VB!
Sorry it took so long to reply. My boy’s birthday was the 13th and it’s been a BUSY couple of days.
