Russel Baze suspension

[westcoastinvader]

I think Russell is a true and reliable rider who will always put his horse in the best chance to hit the board.

I'm not a training expert, but I do think I've seen more than a handful of races where Russell backed off on a horse with nothing meaningful more left to give to save the horse for another day.

I have no fault with Russell in one iota for the recent incident.

(did I get the first use of "iota" today?.....:-)....)

I hate that it happened, but after over 9,800 wins, and probably at least 40,000+ rides, he certainly has earned professional discretion and fan respect.

He's got mine.