Derby Drugs
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@george-k said in Derby Drugs:
Medina Spirit is Baffert’s fifth horse known to have failed a drug test in just over a year.
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Until I redd this I'd have said Baffert was clean (not that I know spit about it). He's been a horseracing superstar forever. But if there's any substance to this article, it doesn't look good. -
@george-k said in Derby Drugs:
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist,” Baffert said. “I know everybody is not out to get me, but there’s definitely something wrong. Why is it happening to me?
Maybe because you keep giving your horses drugs?
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AP: "Churchill Downs will not tolerate it,” the statement read. “Given the seriousness of the alleged offense, Churchill Downs will immediately suspend Bob Baffert, the trainer of Medina Spirit, from entering any horses at Churchill Downs Racetrack.”
"Medina Spirit is expected to run in the Preakness on Saturday, barring some abrupt change in plans . . .
And:
"He’s a great horse. He doesn’t deserve this. He ran a gallant race,” Baffert added.
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So why run the horse with painkillers on board if he's so great? And assuming he will be tested like crazy at the Preakness, will he even be able to run without the drug? Is that any way to treat a 'great horse'?
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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Annnd..."I guess we did it after all'.
https://www.aol.com/sports/bob-baffert-admits-treated-medina-164337375.html
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@catseye3 said in Derby Drugs:
Yes, meant to address 'pain and inflammation'.
Well, steroids have no intrinsic analgesic properties. However, their anti-inflammatory properties do give a measure of pain relief as a secondary effect.
Horse vets still use “Bute” - butazoladine - for pain control as well. It’s a potent, potent antiflammatory. Good drug for humans too, unless it turns off your bone marrow.
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Blaming 'cancel culture' for all kinds of shenaniganery is set to become a thing, I suspect.
Proud supporter of Plan 2525.
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@doctor-phibes said in Derby Drugs:
Blaming 'cancel culture' for all kinds of shenaniganery is set to become a thing, I suspect.
Yes, douches like this guy will use it as a convenient excuse, which will suck.
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Rombauer left Medina Spirit behind -- and put horse racing's latest controversy on the back burner.
Little-known Rombauer sprung an 11-1 upset to win the Preakness on Saturday, passing Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby winner to end a potential Triple Crown bid that would have carried a giant asterisk.
https://www.espn.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/31451355/rombauer-wins-2021-preakness-stakes-11-1-odds
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^A good thing. Racing dodged a bullet.
