Horse Circle

Barbaro

HBO Sports is producing a documentary on Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner. Many people became familiar with this horse after he suffered a catastophic right hind leg fracture in the Preakness, and followed his eight month battle to survive. He unfortunately succumbed to laminitis in both hind feet and was euthanized on January 29th, 2007.

This film will explore Barbaro's amazing will to live, the treatment he received at The University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Clinic, and the grace and compassion of his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, and his trainer, Michael Matz. The documentary will debut on June 6th at 10PM on HBO, three days before The Belmont Stakes.