Barbaro's Struggle
A chronology of Barbaro's life from his rousing Kentucky Derby victory to his battle to survive after gruesome breakdown in Preakness Stakes.
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Bursts into national spotlight by winning Kentucky Derby by 6½ lengths for sixth straight win.
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Breaks down at start of Preakness; shatters three bones in right hind leg.
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Undergoes five-plus hours of surgery at New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, Pa.; titanium plate and 27 screws inserted; surgeon Dean Richardson calls chance of survival a "coin toss."
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With a fiberglass cast from hock to hoof, settles into stall in intensive care unit.
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Fitted with special three-part, glue-on horseshoe for left hind hoof, helping reduce risk of laminitis.
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Barbaro's stall at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., filled by half brother, Man in Havana.
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Jockey Edgar Prado visits; Richardson says recovery still months away.
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Stood in stall as Jazil won Belmont Stakes.
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Placed under general anesthesia to have cast changed for first time; Richardson says "his leg looks excellent."
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A month after injury, colt's recovery is going smoothly. "He's a lively, bright, happy horse. If you asked me a month ago, I would have gladly accepted where we are today," Richardson said.
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Cast replaced because of discomfort; receives treatment for small abscess on sole of uninjured left hind hoof.
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Develops "potentially serious" complications to injured leg; undergoes surgery to treat new infection in leg; Cast replaced, this time with a longer one that provides additional support; doctors replace plate and many of the screws.
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Cast replaced again, this time with a shorter one. Richardson believes there will be "some tough days ahead."
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Condition turns "potentially serious."
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Richardson discloses colt has laminitis, a painful and often fatal disease; vets remove 80 percent of left hind hoof to treat the condition; chances of survival termed "poor" by Richardson.
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Condition stable, vital signs good; laminitis being treated aggressively with pain medication; Prado visits, and colt puts head on his shoulder and falls asleep.
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Richardson warns Barbaro's condition won't change quickly. "We're in a marathon at this point," he said.
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After nearly three months in his ICU stall, Barbaro begins 15 to 20-minutes outings to grassy areas adjacent to the unit to hand graze, enjoy fresh air and sunshine.
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Barbaro sheds supportive sling; taken off pain medications.
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Left hind hoof healing well enough to need only a bandage.
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Richardson says right hind leg is nearly healed; hoof on left hind leg beginning to grow back.
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Nearly six months after accident at the Preakness, Barbaro has the cast removed from his lower right hind leg.
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Barbaro can leave New Bolton in the "not so distant future," Richardson says. "As soon as we believe he can be managed as well somewhere else, he will go somewhere else," he said.
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No miracle. Richardson says Barbaro's recovery is more about science than the prayers from the faithful fans who kept a vigil for him.
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Barbaro's right hind leg keeps getting stronger and Richardson believes the colt should eventually be healthy enough to live a comfortable, happy life.
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Significant setback. Damaged tissue removed from Barbaro's left hind hoof. The setback comes one week after a new cast was placed on Barbaro's laminitis-stricken left hind foot to help realign a bone.
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Another section of his laminitis-stricken left hind hoof was removed, and a cast was placed back on his right hind leg for additional support.
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Cast was replaced on his laminitis-stricken left hind foot, and he gets a custom-made plastic and steel brace on his right hind leg.
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Risky surgery required to insert two steel pins in a bone to eliminate all weight bearing on the ailing right rear foot; cast was removed and replaced by an external brace known as a skeletal fixation device.
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Barbaro euthanized. Co-owner Roy Jackson says "we just reached a point where it was going to be difficult for him to go on without pain."
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Credits:
CBS/AP
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