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Old 05-19-2021, 09:20 PM
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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.
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Old 05-19-2021, 09:38 PM
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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.
A fever, cough, swelling, entrapping? But a skin rash? I would've cut it as close as I could if it was going help keep my shot at the derby together.
Rules are rules; but silly rules yield silly results.
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Old 05-19-2021, 09:58 PM
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A fever, cough, swelling, entrapping? But a skin rash? I would've cut it as close as I could if it was going help keep my shot at the derby together.
Rules are rules; but silly rules yield silly results.
He always has an excuse though.

Everyone else seems to be able to play by them. For some reason Baffert doesn’t. It’s enough already.
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