It appeared for a while that Barbaro would recover; however, earlier this month, the horse suffered two significant setbacks that greatly reduced his ultimate chances for survival.
しばらくの間は、バーバロは回復するように見えたが、今月始め、馬は、生き残りのために彼の最終的な可能性を大いに減らした2つの深刻な悪化に苦しんだ。