Product Description

This up-to-minute book follows the story of Barbaro, the Triple Crown contender whose unlikely fight back from almost certain death from a shattered leg and ensuing complications captured the hearts of a nation who responded with a stunning display of love.

In 132 years of derby races, only 11 horses have won the Triple Crown, the last in 1978. Barbaro was a favorite to be the twelfth until May 20, 2006, at the Preakness Stakes, when his jockey, Edgar Prado pulled him up a couple of hundred yards from the starting gate. Subsequent examination revealed that he had virtually exploded bones in his right rear leg so badly that under normal conditions he would have been euthanized right on the track. But his owners, Roy and Gretchen Jackson, chose another path, one filled with anxiety and tears—but also courageous determination to save his life.

This touching, soaring book—filled with insights from Barbaro's trainers, breeders, caretakers, and owners—follows Barbaro from foal to colt to champion to perfect patient. But In the end it is not just a story of a down-but-not-out champion, but of human beings at their very best.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #399339 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-26
• Released on: 2007-02-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

About the Author

Pamela K. Brodowsky grew up on a horse ranch and has more than 30 years of experience with race horses, often showing Thoroughbreds in competitions. She is also the founder of International Literary Arts, and is a popular speaker at many writers' conferences. She lives in Moscow, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two children.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing book, to say the least
This book dishonors Barbaro. It is poorly written with many sloppy mistakes. It is a hodge-podge of unattributed articles. Some great pictures, but again, poorly edited and sometimes incorrect captions.
Buyers, beware!!!

Poor, carelessly written book
The authors are unable to even identify the subject of their book. A photograph of Barbaro and his stable mate Messaging appears on page 9 with the caption, "Another view of Barbaro's mom, La Ville Rouge." I understand that a few editing errors will slip past into the final printing, but this book contains page after page of such errors.

Photographs blur and lose definition because they are cheaply printed in black and white on the same paper stock as the text. There are almost thirty pages of padded filler where the authors simply transcribed the
UPenn Barbaro web site updates and messages from fans.

This book appears to have been primarily "researched" at a keyboard.

One of the many things that made Barbaro's story so remarkable is the wonderful confluence of horse and people. Fine people were taking care of a fine horse, all supported by a loving fan base, and each involved for all the right reasons. These authors have put out a careless book that does no service to Barbaro, or even to themselves.

Barbaro: A Nation's Love Story
This book would be good for someone who did not follow the story of Barbaro's recovery in depth. I am an avid FOB (Fan of Barbaro) and was hoping to read new, insider information in this book...unfortunately, I did not learn anything new...there were two pictures(one of Barbaro and one of La Ville Rouge)where the captions were switched. I believe a non-FOB would not notice, however, I did because I am such an avid fan of Barbaro.