NYRA Suspends Baffert

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

nyra dropped the ball,,,,as did pimlico

Dropped the ball even though he didn’t run a race at a NYRA track over the weekend.

Makes perfect sense.

[Alabama Stakes]

Nyra played it cozy

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Nyra played it cozy

You’ve always been an unbiased observer.

Safe to say you’ve probably criticized NYRA over a hundred times on this board and who knows how often on the train wreck twitter account of yours. How many times have you given them kudos?

Over/under is 5 and I love the under. Not $20 win/place kind of love, but you get the point.

[odbaxter]

Bob's getting a raw deal on this one.
What would any of us have done in his shoes. You have an underdog , Derby horse, with a nasty rash spike a month ( give or take a bit) before the race. You treat it, and hope the drug clears the system. You can't scratch him from the biggest race in the world. Not for a skin rash.
Taking it head on would have been wise, but his credibility is shot.

Does anyone believe that Medina was juiced and that was how he won the Derby? It cleared within 10 Days or so?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by odbaxter

Bob's getting a raw deal on this one.
What would any of us have done in his shoes. You have an underdog , Derby horse, with a nasty rash spike a month ( give or take a bit) before the race. You treat it, and hope the drug clears the system. You can't scratch him from the biggest race in the world. Not for a skin rash.
Taking it head on would have been wise, but his credibility is shot.

Does anyone believe that Medina was juiced and that was how he won the Derby? It cleared within 10 Days or so?

I don’t think he was juiced but the problem is Baffert has continually shown that he thinks rules don’t apply to him.

His horse was DQ’d in the Oaks last year and this year there is an issue in the Derby.

Why can’t he play by the rules everyone else does? At what point are all of these “mistakes” not okay?

[odbaxter]

I agree. Rules are rules.

I just think that this was a no win situation. He was a matter of hours, or days from having the horse test clean.
if it clears his system just a little quicker, he continues as the greatest trainer in recent times.
What would you have done in his shoes with this horse? I guess he could have paid to have his horse tested the day(s) before and scratched on race day if his sample wasn't clear.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by odbaxter

I agree. Rules are rules.

I just think that this was a no win situation. He was a matter of hours, or days from having the horse test clean.
if it clears his system just a little quicker, he continues as the greatest trainer in recent times.
What would you have done in his shoes with this horse? I guess he could have paid to have his horse tested the day(s) before and scratched on race day if his sample wasn't clear.

If I was in his shoes I would administer medication at the appropriate times and not cut it so close. Plenty of trainers have had to scratch for similar reasons.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by cmfhb411

Now it all makes sense. You’re a Baffert apologist.

Wow

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by cmfhb411

11/18/2020
https://www.horseracingnation.com/ne...ation_case_123

5/9/2021
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ve/5013445001/

5/10/2021
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6253516736001#sp=show-clips

5/15/2021
https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/st...akes-11-1-odds


5/17/2021 1:46PM EST

https://twitter.com/NYSGamingComm/st...539998720?s=20


5/17/2021 4:19PM EST

https://twitter.com/TheNYRA/status/1...834301442?s=20



anyone find the space (time) between the last two newsflashes interesting?

I can’t stop laughing. You still think they are related.

Wow