Barbaro's Heart Messured

Winnie · Postby **Winnie** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:26 pm

I wonder if they did this considering he was cremated?

http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=37352

bcassidy · Postby **bcassidy** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:45 am

Did what? the article talks about where to bury his ashes---not an autopsy. Did I miss something?

mikec · Postby **mikec** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:23 am

Geez ; I hope not.

Winnie · Postby **Winnie** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:35 am

We'll you would think they would have weigh his heart before they cremated him? Isn't that the thing to do now? Just curious.

jumper77 · Postby **jumper77** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:16 pm

If they did an autopsy then I believe they usually weigh and measure the organs. Would they have done an autopsy though?

reenci · Postby **reenci** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:29 pm

why would they do an autopsy......to find out what killed him........the shot they gave him....... :roll:

rascal · Postby **rascal** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 10:25 pm

Only an insurance company would require an autopsy. ?
It's certainly evident what caused his demise. I hope he was cremated whole and his heart was left intact like Secretariat's in 1989.
Rascal

jumper77 · Postby **jumper77** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:53 pm

Exactly. Which is why I asked if they would even do one. Seems pretty pointless unless they want to look at other things.

griff · Postby **griff** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:55 pm

What difference would it make?/ he did what he did with or without a large heart and he has no get to pass it to.

griff

toadie · Postby **toadie** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:28 pm

rascal wrote:I hope he was cremated whole and his heart was left intact like Secretariat's in 1989.
Rascal

but Secretariat's heart was measured and found to be larger than average. Man O War was also found to have a larger than normal heart. I hope they did measure Barbaro's. It wouldn't be done just to satisfy someone's (like me) curiosity, but for scientific research.