What is "barbaro"

Barbaro (April 29, 2003 – January 29, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, which ended his racing career and eventually led to his death.

On May 20, 2006, Barbaro ran in the Preakness Stakes as a heavy favorite, but, after a false start, he fractured three bones in and around the fetlock of his right hind leg. The injury ruined any chance of a Triple Crown in 2006 and ended his racing career. The next day, he underwent surgery at the New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania for his injuries. In July he developed laminitis in his left rear foot. He was rushed to the hospital, where he underwent five further operations, and his prognosis varied during an exceptionally long stay in the Equine Intensive Care Unit at the New Bolton Center. While his right hind leg eventually healed, a final risky procedure on it proved futile because the colt soon developed further laminitis in both front feet. His veterinarians and owners concluded that he could not be saved, and Barbaro was euthanized on January 29, 2007.

He was a third-generation descendant of Mr. Prospector, and as such Barbaro was related to many notable racehorses including Afleet Alex, Smarty Jones, Funny Cide and Fusaichi Pegasus.

Barbaro (Italian) or Bárbaro (Spanish) may refer to:

Barbaro is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antonio Barbaro, Venetian naval commander
• Carmelo Barbaro, member of the Barbaro 'ndrina
• Daniele Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia
• Ermolao Barbaro (bishop), bishop of Treviso and Verona
• Ermolao Barbaro, Patriarch of Aquileia
• Federico Barbaro, Italian missionary in Japan
• Francesco Barbaro (politician), 15th-century Venetian politician
• Francesco Barbaro (Castanu), head of the Barbaro 'ndrina
• Francesco Barbaro (Patriarch of Aquileia)
• Giosafat Barbaro, fifteenth century author and explorer
• Gary Barbaro, former National Football League player
• Jacopo Barbaro, alternate spelling of Jacopo de' Barbari's surname
• Lou Barbaro, professional golfer
• Marcantonio Barbaro, 16th-century Venetian politician
• Marco Barbaro, 16th-century genealogist
• Umberto Barbaro, Italian film director and screenwriter