Baffert Fined

Originally Posted by oracle80

Your opinion of Cd is much higher than everyone elses. Baffert needs the place like he needs a headache. he runs Derby week and maybe ships in a few horses the rest of the meet. Don't ever forget that its a B track, not a A track. It sure as hell ain't del Mar, Sanat Anita, Belmont, or Saratoga. How many grade on races do you run there a year at Cd? Do you even run 10? My guess is more like 5. The others I named run a whole lot. Nice place, great facility, awesoem folks but its not an A track.

Not an A track but has the A race of the world. That pretty much trumps anything else. Baffert doesnt run many there and I wish he would. But he wants the one thing each year and that is the Derby. My opinion of every track is high. I love all tracks. And I think they have rules in place for the better of the track and its patrons. Everyone knows that the situation could have been handled better. Everyone has had this issue but we go ripping and yelling at someone. Plus, why does Bode need to be in the paddock anyway? I think the paddock should be for the owner(s), trainer and his/her assistants and that is all.