Bloodhorse – Downey – Maylin: Medina Spirit Final Research a Long Way Off
Bloodhorse – Downey – Maylin: Medina Spirit’s KY Derby Participation ‘Folly’
Bloodhorse – NYRA Panel Suspends Baffert Through Jan. 25, 2023
TDN – Bill Finley – Baffert Issued 365-Day Suspension at NYRA Tracks; Can Return in January
TDN – Bill Finley – Rick Dutrow Nearing Return?
TDN – CDI: Baffert ‘Broke Rules, Must Bear Consequences’
Bloodhorse – Downey – Baffert Responds to Churchill Downs Motion to Dismiss
The de-Baffertization of Churchill is a stark reminder of his abrupt fall from grace and the bitter battle that has ensued between the most famous person and most famous venue in U.S. horse racing. When his record-breaking seventh Derby champion, Medina Spirit, was found to have failed a drug test after last year’s Run for the Roses, it set in motion a chain of events that resulted in Baffert’s two-year ban from Churchill Downs and Medina Spirit’s disqualification as the winner.
Paulick Report – Voss – NYRA Hearing Officer Recommends Two-Year Ban For Baffert
TDN – Thornton – Baffert, Zedan Again Denied Relief in KY Court of Appeals
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Appeals Court Orders Outright Dismissal of Baffert Case
Paulick Report – Irwin: Why The Bob Baffert Case Is So Important To Horse Racing’s Future
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – KHRC Hearing Delayed in Medina Spirit Disqualification
DRF – Hegarty – Baffert’s appeal of Kentucky suspension delayed to June 28
Paulick Report – Letter To The Editor: Dear Kentucky, You Might Need Bob Baffert
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Baffert Files to Withdraw Legal Action Against CDI
DRF – Andersen – Sean McCarthy, Tim Yakteen to take over training of Baffert horses
TDN – 1/ST Issues Statement on Baffert Suspension
Phil has a question:
Does Baffert have still another Appeal.
TDN – Baffert’s Ownership Group Clarifies Move of Horses
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Court of Appeals Rebuffs Baffert Suspension Stay Motion
ESPN – AP – Kentucky appeals court denies Bob Baffert’s motion for stay; suspension to begin Monday
Looks like Baffert’s Barrister Battalion bungled the appeal process and got themselves mired in a swamp of Kentucky hicks.
TDN – Thornton – One Step Forward, One Back in Baffert’s Derby-Driven Legal Odyssey
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – KHRC Files Motion to Dismiss Baffert Appeal
Phil has a question:
Did Baffert’s Barrister Battalion bungle it.
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – KHRC: Venue Not a Problem, But No Stay for Baffert
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Churchill Argues Against ‘Judicial Takeover’ of Derby
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Court Questions if Baffert Case Was Properly Filed
TDN – Thornton – More Confusion Added to Baffert Appeal Process
Phil has a question:
Could you say there appears to be a fly in the ointment.
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Baffert Turns to Court of Appeals in Suspension Case
Bloodhorse – Dick Downey – Churchill Downs Seeks Dismissal of Gamblers’ KY Lawsuit
TDN – Thornton – Baffert, Zedan Escalate Appeals to Higher Kentucky Court
Bloodhorse – Ehalt and Byron King – Messier, Other Baffert 3-Year-Olds to Join Other Barns
DRF – Privman – Messier, three other Kentucky Derby prospects moved from Baffert’s barn
Horse Racing Nation – Baffert sends 4 Kentucky Derby prospects to new trainers
TDN – Four Baffert Derby Hopefuls Moving to Other Trainers
Horse Racing Nation – Greer – Baffert’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls: Where are they now?
TDN – Ross – CHRB Elaborates on Specifics of Baffert Suspension
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Kentucky Court Denies Baffert Stay of Suspension
TDN – Petrunyak – Familiar Arguments at Hearing for Baffert’s Stay of Suspension
Bloodhorse – KY Commission Denies Stay, Baffert Case Back to Court
Brewster later distributed the following statement to media:
“KHRC’s decision is a sudden, arbitrary departure from its own 100-year precedent and from the general practice of courts everywhere in the United States. Let’s be clear: This is part of a continuing coordinated attack against Bob by powerful forces that are rife with ethical and business conflicts and that want to keep Bob’s horses from competing against theirs at the track. We look forward to obtaining a stay in an impartial, unbiased court of law.”
“Let’s also remember that the facts and law in the overall case are on Bob’s side. Fact: Kentucky regulates only the injectable form of betamethasone acetate, and not the topical betamethasone valerate. Fact: Medina Spirit was treated with an ointment, not an injection. And fact: the amount detected could not have impacted the horse’s performance or the outcome of the Kentucky Derby.”
Paulick Report – Voss – Kentucky Commission Votes Not To Give Baffert A Stay
There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Phil has a question:
What are the odds on Bob Baffert’s Barrister Battalion and where can you bet.
Times Union – LIberatore – Disgraced trainer Bob Baffert to remain in Racing Hall of Fame
Bloodhorse – King – Baffert Suspension Delayed; KHRC Stay Hearing March 4
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Baffert Sues CDI, Carstanjen, Rankin Over Suspension
TDN – Baffert Sues CDI, Carstanjen & Rankin Over Suspension
Phil has a question:
When will the appeal of the KRC decision be filed.
Where can you bet on when the appeal will be filed.
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Baffert, Zedan File Motion to Stay KHRC Ruling
TDN – Thornton – Baffert: Without Stay, KHRC Suspension Will ‘Effectively Put Me Out of Business’
Paulick Report – Voss – Judge To Hear Arguments Regarding Stay Of Baffert Suspension This Week
Bloodhorse – Precious – New York Changes Where Jockeys Must Serve Suspensions
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