Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America's Heart
Barbaro, the charismatic 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, thrilled  racing fans everywhere with his brilliant victories. But he won hearts  around the world with his gallant fight for life after a shattering  breakdown in the Preakness Stakes. Barbaro: The Horse Who Captured America's Heart chronicles Barbaro's early  days, his life at bucolic Fair Hill and journey down the Triple Crown  trail, and the heroics of his trainer, former Olympic show jumper Michael  Matz. Award-winning writer Sean Clancy details Barbaro's surgery and  ensuing complications, bringing the reader close to the cutting-edge  veterinary science and dedicated surgeon who nearly pulled off the  impossible.More than 100 color photos pay tribute to the great courage and spirit of  the most popular racehorse of recent time. Award-winning author Sean Clancy chronicles Barbaro's story and pays  tribute "to a horse who made us think, who made us cry, and who made us  believe."