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It's the first commandment among jockeys in horse racing: Don't get too attached to any one horse. Veteran jockey Edgar Prado knows that rule as well as anyone. He has ridden hundreds of horses to almost 6,000 victories after all. But when he first saw the bay colt Barbaro, Prado couldn't help himself -- the Peruvian jockey was smitten with the beautiful, powerful thoroughbred.

Prado's love affair became the nation's when the duo left their competition in the dust at the 2006 Kentucky Derby. It was the first time in his seven Derby rides that Prado had ever finished higher than third. And suddenly, Barbaro seemed like the best bet in a generation to win the Triple Crown. But at the Preakness two weeks later, Barbaro shattered his right hind leg, an injury that ended his racing career and, eventually, led to his death.