It’s beginning to look as if Barbaro may not make it (related, subsequent stories on Barbaro’s increasing health problems are here, here, here and here).
The condition of the Kentucky Derby champion who broke down at the beginning of the Preakness took a turn for the worse late Saturday when veterinarians had to remove the plate and some of the screws from his injured right hind leg to stave off infection. Although Barbaro’s leg appears to be healing reasonably well, the horse is having a hard time shaking off an elevated temperature, which is an indication that attempts to control infection are failing.