Baffert.. Really?

[nijinski]

I don’t know what Maggie would have said about the great Nijinsky
when he was losing his hair from an awful bout of ringworm
But he ran and won a huge race !

[Plain Steve]

The charming "rags to riches" story runs after Medina Spirits Derby win, and, as Jay Hovdey wrote "casual fans wonder how this can happen."

"Medina Spirit tests positive and the casual fan says "Aha' that's how."

Baffert's horses are then tested at Pimlico and none win.

What does the casual fan think now?

Rhetorical question, of course as apologists have all begun the familiar "canned" response; "He's a little horse and two weeks..blah, blah, blah

Never stopped any of Baffert's other Derby winners.

[GMB@BP]

Originally Posted by Plain Steve

The charming "rags to riches" story runs after Medina Spirits Derby win, and, as Jay Hovdey wrote "casual fans wonder how this can happen."

"Medina Spirit tests positive and the casual fan says "Aha' that's how."

Baffert's horses are then tested at Pimlico and none win.

What does the casual fan think now?

Rhetorical question, of course as apologists have all begun the familiar "canned" response; "He's a little horse and two weeks..blah, blah, blah

Never stopped any of Baffert's other Derby winners.

well most the 20-30 percent barns are taking every little edge they can and when you dont what do you think is going to happen when you compete against them?

How did other home run hitters do compared to Sosa and McGuire.......not that well really.

[PaceAdvantage]

Originally Posted by Plain Steve

The charming "rags to riches" story runs after Medina Spirits Derby win, and, as Jay Hovdey wrote "casual fans wonder how this can happen."

"Medina Spirit tests positive and the casual fan says "Aha' that's how."

Baffert's horses are then tested at Pimlico and none win.

What does the casual fan think now?

Rhetorical question, of course as apologists have all begun the familiar "canned" response; "He's a little horse and two weeks..blah, blah, blah

Never stopped any of Baffert's other Derby winners.

Optics are terrible.

But the truth is rarely revealed by optics alone.

[jay68802]

Suspended by NYRA.

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/sports/horse-racing/baffert-suspended-belmont.html#:~:text=The%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20trai ner,horse%20failed%20a%20drug%20test.&text=The%20b an%20extends%20to%20Baffert's%20assistants%20as%20 well.

[zico20]

Originally Posted by jay68802

Suspended by NYRA.

http://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/sports/horse-racing/baffert-suspended-belmont.html#:~:text=The%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20trai ner,horse%20failed%20a%20drug%20test.&text=The%20b an%20extends%20to%20Baffert's%20assistants%20as%20 well.

I wonder if they would have done this if Medina Spirit was going for the Triple Crown. Can't Baffert just change over the trainer to Barnes so Gamine and Charlatan can run? Everyone else does!

[PhantomOnTour]

Originally Posted by zico20

I wonder if they would have done this if Medina Spirit was going for the Triple Crown. Can't Baffert just change over the trainer to Barnes so Gamine and Charlatan can run? Everyone else does!

Article states that his horses cannot run under any of his assistants either.

[zico20]

Originally Posted by PhantomOnTour

Article states that his horses cannot run under any of his assistants either.

Then just give them to his buddy Lukas for a few weeks.

[SkunkApe]

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[Cholly]

Originally Posted by SkunkApe

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Now THAT's funny!

[Sysonby]

You forgot "groom eating a poppyseed bagel near the horse" when he had the morphine positive

[stuball]

I am sitting here wondering why they can run 3 tests before the Preakness and get the results but can not get the split sample done in all this time. Something smells and it ain't horseshit -- It smell like baloney

[Gamblin4ever]

The connections new the horse would be clean on those 3 tests. That is why the split hasn't been sent yet, they know it is positive and trying to figure a way to keep it from being released.

[Dream_Police]

This is just my opinion.
The split sample for Medina Spirit will come back positive BUT they will state that it was an oinment and not injected and the INTENT was not to cheat but was given to cure the rash that Medina spirit had so therefore the commission will not DQ Medina Spirit but will fine Baffert and suspend him but that will end before the Breeders Cup even though it is in Bafferts safe haven of California at Del Mar.

[Dream_Police]

If I am wrong and they do DQ Medina Spirit and ban Baffert then that will totally surprise me as the racing commission here seems to have a very weak constitution and backbone.