INTERNATIONAL ZONE: Horse Racing: How can we stop a Horatio or Barbaro happening again? THE VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE US The recent injuries to Barbaro and Horatio Nelson prompt questions about possible prevention, says Dan Farley.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: June 8, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Dan Farley

FOR Horatio Nelson at Epsom, read Barbaro in the Preakness. Why is it, we might justifiably wonder, that just when we have the audience we want this great sport to reach, something terrible happens in full view? Is there anything that can be done to prevent these horrendous injuries, or must we roll the dice every time a race with national or international implications is run?

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