[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2624]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THANKS TO THE NEW BOLTON CENTER

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, Barbaro, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, 
died yesterday. Barbaro was not just any horse. This was a horse who 
never lost a race. This was a horse who won the Kentucky Derby by 6\1/
2\ lengths. The last time that was done was in 1946. What a shame it 
was when he hurt himself and cut short one of the greatest careers in 
horse racing.
  And sad as this is, I come to the floor to congratulate the New 
Bolton Center in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in my congressional 
district. Dean Richardson and the staff of the New Bolton Center have 
shown the world what humane and excellent veterinary care looks like. 
Barbaro and his owners put their trust in the New Bolton Center and 
hoped for the best over the last 9 months. Sadly, Barbaro didn't make 
it. But no one doubts that everything that could have been done was 
done and done well. Our thanks are due to the staff at the New Bolton 
Center.

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