Led to the gate for the first race of his career, Barbaro shied away, reluctant to get started. A mile later, after an eye-catching 8 1/2-length victory on Oct. 4 at Delaware Park, trainer Michael Matz and owners Gretchen and Roy Jackson realized they might have a special thoroughbred. "He broke sharp after that, and it was just a run for fun, pretty exciting," Matz said recently outside his barn

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