Fans Root for Barbaro’s Recovery

The roses on the lobby table were addressed to “Mr. Barbaro Jackson” and the card said best wishes to a champion horse.

One girl and her family drove more than an hour to deliver a homemade get-well note and to let Barbaro know they were

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The roses on the lobby table were addressed to “Mr. Barbaro Jackson” and the card said best wishes to a champion horse.


One girl and her family drove more than an hour to deliver a homemade get-well note and to let Barbaro know they were praying for him. Another sign tacked to a fence encouraged the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner to “Keep up the Fight!”


While the public outpouring of support was significantly muted Thursday compared to the first days after Barbaro was admitted to the New Bolton Center, fans were still rooting for the ailing colt to recover from his catastrophic injuries and a potentially fatal condition.


“It’s pretty sad,” said 9-year-old Samantha Layton. “Barbaro is a great racer. He’s the only horse I really loved

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Dan Gelston is a Philadelphia sports writer for The Associated Press.

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