Happy Birthday, Zombie Barbaro!

You won’t believe what is Sunday is: That’s right, it’s Barbaro’s birthday! Despite the fact the horse died in January, he’s still alive in the hearts of people posting on Internet messageboards, and this Sunday there will be a big celebration for the horse at Delaware Park. I can only expect Barbaro to rise from the dead on this fateful day, but I guess we’ll just have to wait.

“Just be warned,” said fan Sharon Crumb. “It’s going to be very emotional. I don’t think there’s going to be a dry eye.”

“I can’t let Barbaro go,” a choked-up Crumb said. “I won’t let Barbaro go.”

If you remember back to the Field Guide To Barbaro Messageboard Factions, you’ll know that this horse who won one important race and didn’t finish in the other (and didn’t even run in the third) made people cry a lot directly after his death. In fact, this post below, speaking in the voice of Barbaro, made people cry, too:

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