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  • Made me cry. but I aint a rock. Thanks.

  • God this vid could make a rock cry. Well done!

  • charley111

    I hate to break it to you, but most of those horses eat better than you or I in an entire month. sure there's ones that arent treated right but nine times out of then those horses are treated like gods. look at how Barbaro was treated even after his accident. you cant tell me that all race horses are run into the ground and mistreated.

  • AWESOME!! And for the record, Barbaro was not made into dog food...

  • i love

  • When were fearless, we learn how hallow our risks are. Fearless. Live more. Live less. Fear more. He gave everything he had and all we can do is accept him into our hearts for what he is and always will be. A winner.

  • You ran the distance and all you wanted was a break for just a sec. giving all you got.... everyone said you failed and couldnt live on in peace.

    but your still running the distance in heaven

    ~rest in peace dear barbaro~

  • he destined to a be a triple crown winner, but he was needed more in Heaven

    RIP DEAR BARBARO

  • I will always miss you barbaro!!! Watched you grow and until the end I loved you and forever do! Rest Easy boy. "I will listen for your hoof beats in heaven" Running free of pain forever!!

  • Same here! Nicanor may be a great racer but I will never eat an apple without thinking about Barbaro!

  • He was an amazing horse. I don't think anyone will forget him.

  • Barbaro we don't forget you ! You are always in our heart !

  • i was touched by this. amazing.

  • R.I.P. Barbaro. You faught long and hard. You showed us courge and strenght but you couldent do it all. You are one of a kind and your soul will always run free. You are also alive in our hearts...-sniffs- Love the video also...-sniffs again- Poor boy.

  • He was and is a beautiful horse, with so much spirit and heart. he will not be forgotten.

  • its so true(the song)

  • its making me cry

  • I don't know about any of this other stuff, but the seed was starting to run down his face towards his nose! Are you sure it was God who gave him great speed? I say it's more than likely it came from a needle! In other words, I'm sure his forehead wasn't the only place where there was juice!

  • So, you're saying that God splooged on Barbaro's forehead?

  • Absolutely not you air head! We're saying that this horse was graced by God and given great speed. He was possibly THE greatest sport ever in "The Sport Of Kings"

    And no, the king didn't "sploog" on his forehead either before you even reply.

  • Judging by what looks like a cum-shot on his forehead, it looks like he was loved a little too much!

  • Loved too much. The love of money, fame and power aside from the love of one self are simply too much. Barbaro earned a place in our hearts. A rightful place. Something tells me from your post that you have little in your heart for someone other than yourself. Your lack of eloquence is a show of your ignorance. Besides, in Bedouin legend "that cum-shot" is considered the mark of God. A blessing, not a mark of derision.

  • OneAndOnlyChosen1:

    You know what you ass, I bet you don't even know who this horse is! I completely agree with BarbarosDerby132. This horse EARNED A PLACE IN OUR HEARTS! If you don't appreciate that, then why not do us who DO a favor, and lay off this remarkable champion!

  • The horse that taught a nation how to love again. RIP Barbaro, the only true Triple Crown threat we've had in a long time.

  • I am a girl from Austria (Vienna, Europe). I love Barbaro - i have never seen you! RIP! Yes of course, in Austria you are a beautiful, powerful, champion - a hero too - for me an my friends!!! (sorry, my english is not perfect)

  • Thank you for loving BARBARO. He was so very special. He is loved everywhere.

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  • where did yuo get these pics

  • So true about the heart of a Champion !

  • Also just another fact for you guys. Races are worn and torn so bad they usually don't race past the age of 4 years. Average working horses such as cattle horse, work horses pulling and such, etc who are properly trained with patient and diligent owners can have careers up to 10 years retiring at age twelve and live to be twenty or better. Right now they are trying to develop rubber debris tracks instead of the dirt. This would give them more cushion and more spring. However it would blow record

  • Unless, of course, it's a horse named John Henry. RIP, heroes.

  • Or Cigar.

  • Horse racing is the sport of kings and champions. They don't see those animals as anything more then money bags. The average age of training and LIGHT riding for a horse when it comes to riding is 2 years. Their joints aren't strong enough for competing or riding just yet. They age them on paper, Thoroughbreds aka Race horses, by a year so they start HEAVY riding and training at age 1. Then they are ran and trained to death and pumped for of LEGAL supplements. I think racing should be revaulated

  • i dont think racing should be banned i think the horses shouldent be raced so young

    there bones arnt fully built up yet

    i think they should be raced at like 4 so there bones are stronger

  • Me to. Horse raceing ca-IS dangurus. The racing is ok cuz the horses like it, but if their owners dont think ther fast enough most r slouterd. I LOVED BARBARO and his jockey. RIP.

  • Spell 'slaughtered' properly first off, and no, most are NOT slaughtered due to the fact that the United State's slaughter houses are closed. Hmmm...maybe open a book...?

  • lolretard. :\ She/he's right, open a book.

  • i THINK RACIN SHOULD BE CANCELED FOREVER BECAUSE SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY HORSES GET HURT RACIN AND PLUS THEY R WAY TO YOUNG TO BE RACIN

  • Racing shouldn't be banned. Did you even watch the Preakness? Did you see Barbaro straining to go on?

    1990 Distaff - Go For Wand's effort to rise?

    1975 Great Match - Ruffian tearing up the ground as she fought to carry on?

    And turning on the caps lock key won't make people listen to you any more. If anything, they will respect your comments less....

  • TIT

  • Sorry; typo....

    T-T

  • rip barbaro i wish you all the best even though your gone but not your sprit is still there you where an amazing horse

  • RIP T-T

  • rip :/ <'3

  • ;( One of my friends told me to get over it!!! Can you believe that? How can you get over something THAT tragic? I got so mad at her.

  • i hope PETA gets on their greedy asses and ban racing for good. It is pure cruelty. i own a retired racehorse and it screwed him up big time. Even after he broke a leg in a race they kept him going.

    RIP Barbaro. Sorry there was nothing nobody would do.

  • I don't agree that racing should be banned. There are freak accidents in every horse sport, including trail riding. What happens to the racehorses is partially preventable, but not totally. If the trainers start the horses later and give them time to develop, then it would be better. You can't ban a horse from doing something he loves though. Barbaro and Eight Belles both loved to run. That's why they won almost all their races with the rest of the field eating their dust.

  • Pit bulls were bred to be attack dogs, but it doesn't mean that dogfighting should exist.

    And with retarded breeders, too many animals exist without demand for them, making them homeless and unwanted- just like racehorses. Even out of the thousands bred, "greatness" is rare. There are so many thoroughbreds in circulation that no one wants; and, naturally, they end up in bad places.

  • No, racing won't be banned; it isn't blatantly abusive enough to be considered cruel.

    But racing will surely get more unpopular. It's already past its "golden age".

  • That's a totally different subject. The dogs don't love to fight, like most of these horses love to run. Racing is not horse abuse, where dog fighting is abuse.

    Like I said before, stuff like stupid breeders happen in every breed imaginable, not just thoroughbreds. I don't think that people should be targeting just one breed or sport. That's just my opinion.

  • great video rip barbaro i love and i will miss you i wish u were here

  • OMG!! You can't put Barbaro aside, he's not a piece of trash that you can just throw away! It was just as tragic as Eight Bells accident! (Not to be rude, But it's the way I feel)

  • ...

    I didn't mean "aside" literally.

    It's "retarded" that these fragile animals are used so harshly, and sometimes even abused for this sport.

    My main point though- why was SO much attention attributed to Barbaro when racehorse injuries and death have been happening so frequently?! He wasn't the first Thoroughbred to have a sad ending.

    SO, in honor of Barbaro, DON'T support racing.

  • i love and miss barbaro soooo much

  • nice video i miss barbaro soo much he was the best horse in the world and i wish he was back here with us!

  • I feel ya!

  • lol

  • Great pictures. Great video. I've never been to Churchill Downs but I have been to Ellis Park in Henderson Kentucky. Seeing the horses up close and to see their speed- its breathtaking. Oh, btw, my screen name Foolishpleasure won the Kentucky Derby the year I was born 1975. I love horses LOL

  • This is the perfect song to go along with the perfect horse. Rest in peace Barbaro!We love and miss you!

  • He was a gourgeous horse. He was special.

  • Will miss him forever tragedys with horses kill me!

  • miss him too..thank you for this tribute. unreal. he is missed MORE each day.

    Miss you Roo...on your birthday

  • i really miss him

  • where can i download this song?

  • good song for this vid R.I.P Barbaro we all miss u buddy

  • I just want to say that this vid made me cry. As i am even writing this now, i'm a tearing up. He was such a great horse. I knew a horse who had the same spirit as him. She was my horse, she died about a year ago. And i remember looking into her eyes and then seeing this vid I saw the same thing in Barbaro's eyes. I believe he could have won the triple crown. Rest in peace barbaro. You will remain a champion forever. And you have gone the distance.

  • wonderful.

    song fits amazingly.

    RIP Big Boy :'[

  • a had to put my dog down we had 14 yrs with him i can;t imagine the heartache his owners are going through

  • This horse is the spirt of Americans How courgeous he was he will be missed by all of us

  • and canadians! rip beautiful boy!

  • I cried when he had to be put to sleep what a couragous horse I wish we all had the courage to go the distance,then we would not need Government to stand in our way of progress!As American people

  • where did you get these pics???

  • Barbaro will be greatly missed. He is, was, and always will be the horse of America, the spirit of America. He was a great horse, and he was a terrible loss. I doubt there will ever be a horse as great as Barbaro was. He was, and still is the greatest champion I've ever seen.

  • RIP

  • America's Horse, Rest In Peace Barbaro, we will miss you.

  • did anyone else notice that when a dream horse like Barbaro comes,something happens to him?take Secretariat-he was at stud for a year and got founder(aka laminitious)and died within a month.same thing with Man o' War,same thing with Barbaro, except Barbaro lived longer

  • yea i have noticed that too- weird...

  • wow i just still cant belive that he died

  • it is hard to do his eyes in any painting because there is so much love and will to keep going on RIP Barbaro

  • Barbaro lives on by our love and his brother Nicarda

  • Actually he's name is Nicanor, Barbaro is looking down on both hes brothers

  • *Nicanor >_>

  • We love Barbaro and will miss him so much! He really was a hero for holding on so long, but it is good that he is no longer suffering.=D

  • "The fisrt rule of the horse business is not to fall in love with the animal because when something happens it is so painful."

    -Gretchen Jackson

  • the greatest hero of american..

    he's always happy and lovely

    we always miss him!

  • wow.. theres so much to say about him. But just one big thing...

    He was my Dream, He inspired me to keep going... Because he kept going. I love him so much to this day. I love him so much. I can't say how much. Hes a great horse, im so crushed with knowing that hes not up and living life. Im so upset.

  • i love this video. this one and another clip here got me over my depression over his death... win the races in the clouds Barbaro, you can1t be hurt there

    :)

  • he could have made it all the way. all the way to the tripple crown. rip barbaro.

  • NO, if he skipped the PREAKNESS , and on to the Belmont distance and then the breeders cup turf , where his top game was , the owners and the trainer should go hide , themselves.

  • beautiful video, I cried a lot.

  • Its not good bye because I wll see you again one day. So farewell dear friend. Till we meet again.

    God I love you Barbaro

  • Its not good bye cause I will meet you one day so farewell good friend till we meet again I love You

  • If you can't think of others feelings, please do not post. No matter what species you are, when you form a bond it is for life. You hurt, you cry. My pets are my babies as much as my children. When they do finally pass, it will not make the pain any less to call them "just animals". They have all the same feelings-love, joy, hate, sorrow. Just because they don't speak as we do doesn't make them beneath us.

    Very well done video. Thoughtful, full of empathy and love.

  • ya

    i hav 2 hampsters

    a dog

    and 2 cats

    i can tell they hav all thoes emotions and ur right.

  • This is for anyone who has horses and not just Racehorses but thats a dam good vid. It brought tears to my eyes reading all the things ppl have said about this True Legand. (Rest In Peice)

    Let Jesus be with the Owners of that horse

  • I was watching the race when it happened. It made me feel so bad. I found out they put him down on my wayto school one day and almost cried. He fought for so long!

  • i miss him soooo very much...if u love him check out my channle it's all for barbaro!! I LOVE HIM LIKE I LOVE MY OWN!!

  • stunning looking horse - i bet the ladies loved him.

  • Why? They really had to kill him? Why?

  • because he developed a disease called laminitus in his front and left hind legs. The pain was so terrible that Barbaro had to be put down... rest in peace Barbaro, we all love you!

  • I miss him SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO MUCH!!! :,(

  • oh baby! i love you barbaro! he was such a great race horse, i love this video a LOT, nice choice in music for the video,it matches barbaro perfectly! love ya Barbaro! Rest in peace boy!

  • he was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful!

  • I cried when I heard about his accident. This video brought it all back. He was truly a legend.

  • Man his jockey must be proud. :-)

  • i love this video soooooooooo much!(i think i have posted a messge that i love it about 5 times-oops)

  • i love this video and just had to sign up... thanksfor making this video, it is one of the best ones ive seen.. keep up the good work with the clips! i love you barbaro!!! rest in peace boy!

  • i love this clip! i love barbaro sooo much! he helped me get through my surgery and i prayed for him through his. rest in peace boy. we all love you sooo much!xoxoxo barbaro(player Shpanky14 on friends account- we share this one sometimes)

  • A note I wrote for my horse when he died, I will send to Barbaro too. "Without a fence. Without a lead. I release you into Heaven's herd, so that you may run free beyond where the eye can see".

  • That's beautiful :)

  • i loved the video. i still miss him. he was a very talented athlete, animal, horse, friend, and loving aniaml, and always will be. we love you barbaro-rest in peace boy

  • hey girl, i loved it too, even though i am not a big horse fan(hehe). he was a good horse from what i can see, and he is bigger than me-not cool(you know what that is about shpanky) shpanky, be like barbaro, go the distance, believe in your dreams, and they will take you far too.

  • It amazes me how attached we can become to animals and athletes.

    But I think we were all pulling for Barbaro and we all cried in some way when he was put down.

  • it makes me get all choked up when i see vid's like this deticated to the strong, beautiful, barbaro

  • i love this video i miss him so much!!!!

  • i miss him!!!!!!!!!

  • Now is the time for all of us horse lovers to step up! Thousands of horses are being slaughtered right now in the US for human consumption.Even Racehorses and pregnant mares are killed. USDA studies show over 92% of horses slaughtered are healthy and 3 out of 10 contain unhealthy chemicals.

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  • Great song and video! But, why don't they show the video footage of Barbaro on the walk to the starting gates that day? He was walking funny and you can even see the jockey turning and looking down at Barbaro's back leg. Strike one. I told my husband before the he even got into the gate that something was wrong with Barbaro. Then, he abnormally broke the gate before the race. Strike Two. He was trying to tell them something. I guess he finally struck out.

  • I noticed that, too, but no one ever mentioned it afterwards. So tragic.

    I still miss Barbaro!

  • awesome video nice choice of music he realy did go the distance didn't he and now if you look realy closly you can see him galopping across the sky

  • this is so sad. you did a great job on making the vidie. i waNT TO CRY RIGHT NOW

  • Thank you all for your compliments on this video. It means alot to me.

  • i know! this makes me get all choked up! (i am sort of cring right now!)

  • i love barbaro so much. i think hes amazing! i want to ride a horse like him. this songs makes me think about making a video on him with the song "Keep Holding On" by avril lavgine. good job!

  • Barbaro was so amazing. He looks a lot like my horse, only a lot less fat :) every time I see this video I just want to cry. Thanks for making it and doing such a wonderful job!

  • WOW, I miss barbaro SOOOO much, but I say that the owners made a good choice ans kept on fighting, sort of like a special person I know who died of cancer named Mrs. Tamulynas (Mrs. T) She kept fighting, look at Barbaro, atleast they are out of pain and have a better world ahead of him, I bet Barbaro was an angel. So, who is with me? say I if you are!

  • rip and sip

  • whaaaaaaa!!!! I miss Barbaro he's such a good horse I found myself sobbing hard WE LOVE YOU BARBARO!!!!!!:)

  • He was the best of the best and always will be. We all love you Barbaro and will visit you soon Buddy<33

  • sniff

  • class video!just looking at him,u know he is no less than a champion-that is the only way he should be remembered

  • I couldn't stop crying the day he died. I watched his eyes so carefully that i think god could have kept him moving. But you know what? I think he is better off not suffering. BARBARO, WE ALL MISS YOU!

  • thats wayy too sad to watch... they said that he would have been a triple crown winner if he could have moved on :'(

  • OMG, I think we played this for one of our band concerts.

  • i miss him,he should've been made as a triple crown winner,but he's still touched the heart of many without the triple crown.he is the best,i wonder if his little brother is going to be the same.

  • we all miss barbaro

  • RIP Big B, you were our boy,we were not ready to say good-bye but you were and we have to respect that. We ove you Barbaro, I hope you are running free from pain. Great video. He got to the place with a hero's welcome I am sure

  • I can't tell you how great I think this movie is; I LOVED Barbaro and still do. He's the only reason I started to watch the Triple Crown Races.

    RIP Barbaro; We all love you!

  • RIP Buddy. Yew were a wonderful horse. May your grace, heart, and spirit live on.

    xoxoxo

  • Barbaro was an amazing horse. They've bred two full brothers of Barbaro, But I, as well as many others, know that you can't breed heart. That's why he ran, he a champion, bound for greatness. He was never forced to run, you can't force a horse to run. They run because they can, because they WANT to, and Barbaro did just that.

  • The owners of this horse and any owners of animals that force them to compete are disgraceful. His leg would never have been broken if he wasn't racing in the first place. I sympathize with Barbaro, but not with his owners. They should be ashamed of themselves.

  • Rocinante, Barbaro never would have even been born if it wasn't for horse racing.

  • Those horses are treated better than most people. Yes, It's unfortunate about what happened, but to say the owners should be ashamed is ignorant and inconsiderate on your part. Go to a race and relax for the day. I BET you'll enjoy yourself.

  • Exactly. Those horses are treated like kings and queens. And races ARE fun. Love going to them.

  • His owners could have put him down on the track and collected their insurance and gotten more money than they got in the end. But you know what? They didn't, because they loved him. It would have been a lot easier just to have him killed right then and there. But they didn't, for the love of an animal. and mipian is right: Barbaro would never have been born if it wasn't for horse racing in the first place.

  • i love u barbaro u showed us the way and how to love. God Bless you and all who follows in your way.

  • I love Barbaro! Rest in peace!

  • What a wonderful video! Made me cry! I always think of Barbaro when I see horse races.He'll always be in my heart.God bless you Barbaro.

  • please Ikilledbarbaro stop !!

    horses are like humans, they love life and you can't say that !

    Personns who speak like this don't have hearth !

  • Oh my God it's a fucking horse, People in Africa are dying everyday. Get a fucking clue.

  • He was so much more than horse, for he was TRUE CHAMPION! (The whole nation loved him!) YOU GET A "F_______" CLUE, loser!!!

  • retard!!!!!!!!! grow up.

  • I know people in Africa die every day, Barbaro was an awesome horse though! He deserves his trubutes!

  • Barbaro,we will remember you and all the others like Ruffian.

  • WE all love you barbaro!!! you will live forever. Run to the ends of the earth barbaro! i will miss you

  • This video was just awesome. A horse's eyes are truly a window to their soul. Barbaro was and still is a true champion. May the Lord bless the family who owned him, the jockey who rode him, the people who worked with him every day and the doctors who so valiantly tried to save his life. Barbaro gave his all to live. Time has a way of healing the pain, but his memory will live on forever.

  • barbaro!!!!!!

  • Barbaro and Big Red racing in the clouds!!!!!!!

    Bye Barbaro!!!!!!!!!!! I will never forget you.

  • this is a beautiful video...

    but it made me sad. =[

    we love you barbaro!!!

  • Bye, Barbaro.  You'll always be remembered. May you run like the wind in heaven.

  • Highest praise for this video. I am 51 years old and I cry every time I think of Barbaro being gone. My heart goes out to everyone who tried to help him and the Jacksons for wanting to save him. I guess "Big Red" needed a friend in Heaven and Barbaro was the best.

  • lurve yhu soooo much Barbaro baybee !!!

    R.I.P miss yhu

  • I cried forever. Great vid, Miss him so much!

  • Please stop. You're hurting America.

  • we love you so much Barbaro!! we will never forget you!!!

  • He was the best horse

  • i was at the preakness, it was so hartbreaking. i was a mear 15 feet from him just minutes before it happened :(

  • how old are u kentuckygirl how close did u get to him?

  • RIP Barbaro we miss you and will never forget you!

  • love you forever. saw you at the derby and you were amazing.... i cant belive he broke his leg. it was so sad. we love you. RIP Barbaro

  • Our beautiful chamnpion Barbaro will live forever in our hearts as the most beautiful being ever created.

    I love you Barbaro and miss you so much XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

  • I cant stop crying... GR8 job! Bye bye big guy. =(

  • i loved it!!! it was great! it made me so sad, my eyes began 2 fell with tears! u did a great job wit dis video!

  • *sniff sniff* this made me cry.good job. i was really hoping barbaro would make it.

  • OMG! THIS VIDEO MADE ME CRY! I miss Barbaro soooo much! I wish he didn't give up! Because I was praying for him every day that he would recover!

  • Barbaro just exemplifies what God is capable of. Something so beautiful, so graceful, so strong, can only be the product of an omniscient force. People can think what they want, "he was just a horse", or "too big a deal is made", but the fact is God created Barbaro the way he did for us to admire, and to understand what He himself is capable of. Keep running like a champion in that racetrack in the sky.