Hope Springs From Barbaro's Brother

(CBS)  The horse's name is Nicanor. He has yet to run a single race - and still, he has the entire horse world whispering.

It's in his genes, CBS News correspondent Kelly Cobiella reports.

Nicanor is the first full brother of Barbaro, the horse who stormed his way to victory in the Kentucky Derby, then two weeks later, shattered his leg - and with it, the hearts of race fans everywhere.

His eight-month struggle to live captivated the world.

It's hard to ignore the parallels between the brothers. Nicanor has Barbaro's build, his trainer, his old stall - even his love of the camera.

"I hope lightning can strike twice, but if he doesn't, I understand," said Nicanor's trainer, Michael Matz. "He was a pretty good horse, Barbaro, and I don't know if there's one as good as he is."

All the world will find out this weekend, on the same track where Barbaro marked his first win.

Nervous owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson can hardly wait.

"I just really pray for a safe race - I really do," Gretchen said. "And secondly, that we win by 15 lengths!"

But his older brother's legacy goes beyond his blood relatives - even beyond the track itself.

Charlie Wallen knew nothing about horses before Barbaro.

"His courage, his fortitude, his ability to rise above the circumstances he was in after his injury," Wallen said. "It gave you hope and inspiration for everything in your life."

Today, she's part of a passionate online community of 3,500 FOB's - or Fans of Barbaro. Their true obsession is animals whose working - racing - days are done.

Instead of going to slaughter, the FOB's help get them to rescue groups like one in Florida.

"In the name of Barbaro, there have been thousands and thousands of horses saved," said Jennifer Swanson of Pure Thoughts Rescue Farm.

So this weekend at his baby brother's debut they'll be cheering for Nicanor - and thinking of Barbaro.

"You know, you always dream that you could have another Barbaro," Matz said. "I was lucky enough to have one. Two would be a little greedy, but you always hope for the best."

If this dream doesn't come true, another little brother, Lentenor, is already kicking up his heels.

[greyk]

The tape of Lentenor is not recent. Lentenor is now in training in Florida for his own race career. He was born in 2007. I second the post on horse slaughter. Please, if you love horses, learn about this and help end this atrocity.

[ferretlady2]

The world needs to know that every five minutes a healthy horse is killed in a slaughter house in Canada/Mexico so the wealthy in Europe can have horse meat for dinner. The atrocities and cruelties that these animals have to endure in the trucks hauling them to and at the slaughter house is something no sane person would believe unless they saw it. Pregnant mares are sent as well, their unborn foals are tossed into the garbage can alive after the mare is killed. Nobody cares. Over breeding is what keeps the pipeline full of American horses headed to slaughter. The number one reason, greed. The racing industry is the number one producer of slaughter bound horses. Every year there are thousands of foals born on thoroughbred farms with the owners looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If the horse can''t make it on the track and nobody wants them they end up sold at auctions and eventually end up in the slaughter pipeline. This is the dark side of the horse industry that the public does not know. They need to be told. Contact your state Rep and Senator.

[ferretlady2]

The world needs to know that every five minutes a healthy horse is killed in a slaughter house in Canada/Mexico so the wealthy in Europe can have horse meat for dinner. The atrocities and cruelties that these animals have to endure in the trucks hauling them to and at the slaughter house is something no sane person would believe unless they saw it. Pregnant mares are sent as well, their unborn foals are tossed into the garbage can alive after the mare is killed. Nobody cares. Over breeding is what keeps the pipeline full of American horses headed to slaughter. The number one reason, greed. The racing industry is the number one producer of slaughter bound horses. Every year there are thousands of foals born on thoroughbred farms with the owners looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If the horse can''t make it on the track and nobody wants them they end up sold at auctions and eventually end up in the slaughter pipeline. This is the dark side of the horse industry that the public does not know. They need to be told. Contact your state Rep and Senator.

[ferretlady2]

The world needs to know that every five minutes a healthy horse is killed in a slaughter house in Canada/Mexico so the wealthy in Europe can have horse meat for dinner. The atrocities and cruelties that these animals have to endure in the trucks hauling them to and at the slaughter house is something no sane person would believe unless they saw it. Pregnant mares are sent as well, their unborn foals are tossed into the garbage can alive after the mare is killed. Nobody cares. Over breeding is what keeps the pipeline full of American horses headed to slaughter. The number one reason, greed. The racing industry is the number one producer of slaughter bound horses. Every year there are thousands of foals born on thoroughbred farms with the owners looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If the horse can''t make it on the track and nobody wants them they end up sold at auctions and eventually end up in the slaughter pipeline. This is the dark side of the horse industry that the public does not know. They need to be told. Contact your state Rep and Senator.

[ferretlady2]

The world needs to know that every five minutes a healthy horse is killed in a slaughter house in Canada/Mexico so the wealthy in Europe can have horse meat for dinner. The atrocities and cruelties that these animals have to endure in the trucks hauling them to and at the slaughter house is something no sane person would believe unless they saw it. Pregnant mares are sent as well, their unborn foals are tossed into the garbage can alive after the mare is killed. Nobody cares. Over breeding is what keeps the pipeline full of American horses headed to slaughter. The number one reason, greed. The racing industry is the number one producer of slaughter bound horses. Every year there are thousands of foals born on thoroughbred farms with the owners looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If they can''t make it on the track and nobody wants them they end up sold at auctions and eventually end up in the slaughter pipeline. This is the dark side of the horse industry that the public does not know. They need to be told. Contact your state Rep and Senator.

[boopshalling]

I''m with Gretchen, let''s pray that Nicanor runs on a safe track each and every time for the rest of his life. Barbaro was a beautiful creature and the love that was shown for him was truly amazing. We will not forget Barbaro! Run Nicanor, run! Lentenor, keep Barbaro''s legacy running, too!

[arabrescuela]

Thank you for doing this piece on Barbaro and Nicanor. It was a really nice tribute! I too, am a Fan Of Barbaro as are so many, I also run a small private rescue in Washington State where I have several retired race horses with bloodlines including Man-O-War, War Admiral, Lady Admiral, Bull Lea, Seattle Slew and Devil''s Bag. Many of these horses were on their way to a slaughter house because their racing days were over. They are young, healthy and do quite well as trail horses, 4-H event horses and more. Please consider opening your barn and your hearts to one of these horses when they retire at the young age of 5 or 6. I would also like to encourage anyone reading this to call your state Reps and ask them to co-sponsor HR503 right away to end the slaughter of these beautiful animals! Add your voice to the thousands of others trying to put an end to this brutal and unnecessary practice. Thank you for your consideration.

[machouno1]

sorry...I mean. 10/04/05...

[machouno1]

Sorry to sound upset but, "All the world will find out this weekend, on the same track where Barbaro marked his first win" ... Excuse me..who wrote this? Barbaro''s 1st win was at Delaware Park on October 7, 2005, race 8.......I know.....I was there.

[ject1]

On the second anniversary of Barbaro''s death it was heartwarming that CBS recalled Barbaro''s tragic story and his wonderful legacy living on in his name thru his brothers and in people trying to help horses. This is just my opinion, but I think people rooted for and loved Barbaro because he was gorgeous, extremely talented, an innocent, uncorrupt animal with none of the bad qualities humans have, and who through no fault of his own ended up fighting for his life with the strength and resiliency that no horse or animal should ever have to endure. He did everything people asked of him and more even to the end.