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Originally Posted by Duvalier
No ****...but why blame Baffert for other people's decisions? They made their own choice as to what races they were pointing to, now they have to live with it.
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I don't really understand what you're trying to do other than excuse Baffert for his probable dishonesty. Is it Baffert's fault that trainers were trying to avoid his horse in the Mother Goose? Absolutely not. Minor ailments happen with horses all the time and keep them from certain races. However, it's the fact that Baffert entered her in the Hollywood Oaks that makes it a s.hitty move.
I'm not a veterinarian but generally when horses have a fever they are in no position to run five days later. Now when they have a "fever"...