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Barbaro's death transcends sports.
Jan. 29th, 2007 11:17 pmUpdated: Jan. 29, 2007, 9:13 PM ET
Barbaro's death transcends sports
By Jay Cronley
Barbaro's death is not for the sports pages. It goes on page one and also Editorial. People who haven't been to a horse race in their lives feel undone by the loss.
Animals get hurt being what they are.
Horses run on stilts for legs. If horses didn't run on ideal conditions on a race track, they would try to split the wind on a lumpy field on the other side of nowhere.
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Barbaro's death transcends sports
By Jay Cronley
Barbaro's death is not for the sports pages. It goes on page one and also Editorial. People who haven't been to a horse race in their lives feel undone by the loss.
Animals get hurt being what they are.
Horses run on stilts for legs. If horses didn't run on ideal conditions on a race track, they would try to split the wind on a lumpy field on the other side of nowhere.
( Read more... )
