Death of Barbaro

April 29, 2003 - January 29, 2007
KENNETT SQUARE | Age 3

Kentucky Derby winner euthanized after complications from injury
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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday after complications from his gruesome breakdown at last year's Preakness, ending an eight-month ordeal that prompted an outpouring of support across the country.

"We just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain," co-owner Roy Jackson said. "It was the right decision, it was the right thing to do. We said all along if there was a situation where it would become more difficult for him then it...

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