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Well, what's your thoughts on Barbaro?

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Barbaro may be buried at Churchill Downs

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -- Barbaro's final resting place could be just a few hundred yards from the scene of his greatest triumph in the Kentucky Derby. Officials at the Kentucky Derby Museum, located on the grounds of Churchill Downs, said Tuesday they'd be "honored" if Barbaro were buried in a garden along with four other Derby winners.

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They said that Barbaro didn't have any offspring at this point. But I have to believe that they've been getting sperm from him and freezing it over the last few months, considering its value. Does anyone know if that's the case?
 
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BB73;733329; said:
They said that Barbaro didn't have any offspring at this point. But I have to believe that they've been getting sperm from him and freezing it over the last few months, considering its value. Does anyone know if that's the case?
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Ask JonXC, heard he's knowledgable in sperm collection.
 
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OSUsushichic;733403; said:
It's news just like if any famous person, especially an athlete, dies.
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But it's not a person. I realize a lot of people want to give personality to this horse but it's a pretty known fact, if a horse breaks it's leg, it's dead. Sure, this was a fast horse, but honestly, there's a thousand sadder things that happened yesterday yet this is news?
 
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OCBucksFan;733414; said:
But it's not a person. I realize a lot of people want to give personality to this horse but it's a pretty known fact, if a horse breaks it's leg, it's dead. Sure, this was a fast horse, but honestly, there's a thousand sadder things that happened yesterday yet this is news?
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The horse was a world-class athlete, and of course there was more important news yesterday. Heck, I received a CNN Breaking News alert when Brittany Spears filed for divorce. Do I really think that's newsworthy? Hell no. Was Cory Lidle crashing his plane worth the headlines? Maybe not, but he was an athlete and therefore got the coverage.
 
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BB73;733329; said:
They said that Barbaro didn't have any offspring at this point. But I have to believe that they've been getting sperm from him and freezing it over the last few months, considering its value. Does anyone know if that's the case?
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I heard that it's illegal to artificially inseminate a mare for the purpose of breeding studs if you want to race them. For whatever reason, I asked some dude at the race about that, and he told me if the horse can't pound it out for himself, then the horse is useless. I guess that's why they were saying that Barbaro was worth $25 mil. His genes were that good, but since he can't hump, they're essentially worthless, costing the owner millions. The guy who told me this was also emotionally distraut, and it was a little awkward for me. I moved away from him very quickly.
 
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