Thanks Tim/Alex:
Update 375: Another comfortable night for Barbaro last night (friday night). I saw Michael as I was going to the track on a nice Holy Bull 2yo.
The weather is gorgeous here this morning!
update, saturday, august 5. 8:05 am
Update 376: A nice winner for the Jackson’s yesterday at Saratoga (Stormy Kiss by a neck in tenacious effort), following up their Goodwood winner earlier this week, and continued upbeat reports from New Bolton, it seems a positive week.
A nice song to keep the mood light (Ernie: Update 35: 10:45 pm):
Oh! Bobby J. (Sung to the melody of Camptown Races)
Barbaromaniacs sing this song
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Churchill Downs is one mile long
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus:
He’s gonna sleep all night
He’s gonna sling all day
Gonna bet my money on Bobby J.
He’s our gorgeous bay
I go up on the Woolley site
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
I lurk all day then I post at night
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
Lots of people love this horse
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Let’s all pray and stay the course
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
Now Dr. R is one fine doc
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
He fixed Bobby’s leg from hoof to hock
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
We love his trainer Michael Matz
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
He comes at night to give him pats
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
Now there’s his jockey Awesome Ed
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
He stroked our Bobby 'til he went to bed
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
And don’t forget his old friend Pete
Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
Every morning was so sweet
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
The Jacksons love him, that’s for sure
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
They’ll do alot and then some more
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
And thank you Alex for all you’ve done
Doo-dah! doo-dah!
We’ll stick with you 'til this race is won
Oh! de doo-dah day!
Chorus
Once again, VB, thanks soo much for all the updates!!:yes:
Well, tomorrow I’m leaving for Ireland, and I’m going to be very Barbaro deprived and lonely without this thread.:sadsmile: (I’ll have lots of catching up to do when I get back :winkgrin: ) I don’t know whether I’ll have internet access anywhere, but if I do you can be sure I’ll checking up on Bobby!!
Best wishes to Barbaro–keep on healing and have fun in that sling!!
Have a great trip and I would like to second that appreciation. :yes:
Keep healing Barbaro!
From Alex~
Update 377: I went with Peter Brette to New Bolton around lunchtime. Peter visited Barbaro, I hung out and took pictures of the lobby area and entrance. Barbaro remains comfortable, I will post more on the visit and a few additional insights I picked up with my conversations with Peter later.
Gator Nation was a first time starter for Tim today in Philadelphia Park. He was a little fractious in the paddock (I think Amanda is a little worse for wear for the experience) before the race. He ran a very good race, closing very strongly to finish third, only beaten a head I think for second. This was the first race for new owners of Tim’s, so I think everyone is very happy. I have ridden Gator Nation only 2 - 3 times, but I have breezed with him several times, while being on other horses. It has been fun watching him progress in his work outs. For the most part he has always worked well, so it is good to see him reproducing that in his first start. Tim said he ran a winning kind of race, he was just a little green.
[B]TEAM BARBARO!!!
Don’t forget the vigil tonight at 7pm, where ever you are.
Light your candles, say a prayer, have a quiet moment, be with your horses; just remember Barbaro and let’s continue willing him to health.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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Love it! Gotta add more verses–LOTS more verses!!!
Doo-dah! Doo-dah! Doo-dah!
VB I must add my thanks to you for keeping us all updated. I light a candle every 48 hours. thanks again. steph
Fancy, I like your song so far! Really cute.
Loved the Splish Splash Barbaro video, but then I’m old enough to remember when that song FIRST came out! :eek:
Thanks again VB for the great updates, etc. 
Off to light a couple more Barbaro candles and then off to get dinner ready for my equine vet and her SO. I’ve got a candleabrea already for the vigil tonight.
I have been silently lurking and just awed by all of you - VB in particular! I now have to post to tell you all I have sent my 84 year old mom, who can’t read very well due to macular degeneration, several posts that I thought were over the top fabulous. She lives in Middleburg and with the help of major magnification, she is now reading the posts to her other near blind buddies - all over 80 - who live near her. So there are many many more people than you know following our COTH Barbaro story!
thank you all!
yes, I got my bumper sticker at cafe press…not sure where the proceeds go, but it was only 4.99 and it came fast…it is very cute~
So cool, just print it out in very large print like I do with driving directions.
My Mom just turned 84 in July.
[B]Continued thanks to Tim/Alex:
[/B]Update 378: Barbaro vigil: 7 pm (eastern) tonight. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, have some thoughts for Barbaro.
Peter told me today about a time he was breezing Bobby before his first start. He was to breeze Bobby in company with a four year old filly, on the wood chip track. The four year old was a group winner in South America. Peter decided to spot her two lengths. Bobby breezed by her and opened up ten lengths. Peter wanted to push Bobby a little as he had done everything so easily before (on the bridle). This was his last breeze I think before his maiden win under Jose Caraballo.
A two year old I have been galloping for Paul Rowland ran a nice third today at Monmouth: Big Daddy Wolf.
Barbaro vigil: 7 pm (eastern) tonight. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, have some thoughts for Barbaro.
Lighting the candles now and beginning the jingles here in Houston.
Candles are lit already!
Went ahead and lit my candles around the great Barbara Livingston photos of Barbaro on my bar. Keep going Bobby!!
How many candles CAN we light?
You know, if each of us lit our candle, and then sent out an email to, say, ten friends, to light another for our beloved Bobby boy, how many do you guys think we could get lit, and keep going?
I say we can set a blaze!
Wanna try? 
Just lit mine. Go Barbaro !
Absolutely light as many as possible!
I always do!!!
1,804 Candles for Barbaro.
