It's the groom's fault...

[forego]

Who took some cough medicine (source) and then took a piss in the stall and that ended up resulting in the positive drug test for Medina Spirit from tainted hay.  

www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/14913209/bob-baffert-kentucky-derby-urine-hay-cancel-culture-medina-spirit/

Well it didn't take long Eye...you were on the right track for sure....

I'll just have to skip betting races Baffert is entered in.   He needs to go.

[5wide]

should we start a pool ?

Groom's medicine 5/1

Bad Hay 20/1

Tainted sample 3/5

[cherokeescot]

I will take $50 on tainted sample.

[eye123]

May 10, 2021 18:26:43 GMT -5 cherokeescot said:

I will take $50 on tainted sample.

What? someone pissed in the test tube  lol      

[5wide]

99/1 outsider "antifungal ointment" making a bold move..........

[eye123]

I’m going to wait for the results of the second sample to come back. If that also turns out to have the same result positive then any further scenarios by Baffert and his team fall on mute ears.
They’ve been playing by the same playbook over and over again. Have an “alternative” excuse to the positive ready when push comes to shove. Blame the testing, blame the industry, cancel culture(that’s a new one), the results were miniscule and testing needs to change, the amount was too small to have any positive effect on the performance, and others are “out to get me”. Pretty remarkable stuff when considering all the other trainers out there are testing negative over and over...again and again.

When the consequences for failing these tests just amount to a slap on the wrist, where is the incentive to change behavior ? A fine and light suspension don’t cut it. Need harsher punishment for repeat offenders.

Only thing now, wait for results, and see what excuse (if they(results) come back positive) that they come up. Should be a doozy.


And a PS…...the other positives pretty much relate to us handicappers (Sanita Derby,Arkansas Derby etc) we all follow this on a daily basis. This time in front of a national audience where most occasional players and non-players put down a few bucks and this may be the only race they watch the whole year…...it resonates ten fold. Looks incredibly bad.

[spiderjohn]

With all of the "incriminating" comments concerning the possible reasons for contamination, it doesn't sound as if the second test will come back negative. If every excuse/reason mentioned since is real, how could the result come back negative? Sounds as if another positive is expected....

Liars never quit lieing
Cheaters never quit cheating
They go together.....

reminds me of a Petty tune:

[eye123]

Something struck me the other day. Know how when you’re listening to someone trying to explain away a negative there is a torrid of words coming at you and you’re really not digesting them all. Then later a light bulb flashes in your memory and something odd hits you. Baffert when discussing “possible” reasons for the test result threw out there “many people had their hands on him after the race in the infield”. Thought that odd. Curious to see if it was just odd, or something else.

(Not expecting a different test result from the previous one.....but always give the benefit of doubt until that becomes unrealistic )

[5wide]

I wish I had screenshots some of the comments before I got kicked out of the Bob Baffert trainees Facebook page .

some samples.

"I've met him and he's always been cool to me, I believe him."

"why would he risk it, he has so much to lose ?"

"has to be a disgruntled employee"

"Can anyone definitely say that the sample hasn't been tampered with ?

[ozzy]

Ass cream with the stunning upset!

[cherokeescot]

Was behind all the way !

[tc]

A real pain in the arse?

[eye123]

THE BAFFERT TEAM