NYRA Suspends Baffert

[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.

[odbaxter]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

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.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by odbaxter

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.