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catchnrelease

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14. Thanks!

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 06:20 PM

Sep 2019

For the first ten years of my life we lived a rocks throw from Hollywood Park, and my grandpa loved to play the ponies. So I spent some time there with him. Nothing more beautiful than to watch the thoroughbreds run. But over the years when I understood what the horses are put through, I watched it less and less. I do believe there are good owners/trainers etc, but more and more too much bad stuff due to greed. I never watch the 'big' races in real time anymore, I wait until I know that there were no casualties and catch then on replay. And I do hate to see Baffert's grinning mug when he has a winner. (And that was before I had read your links!)

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Deadly to Horses: The Baffert Effect [View all] twogunsid Sep 2019 OP

Baffert should be banned from the sport. Mosby Sep 2019 #1

I totally agree... twogunsid Sep 2019 #2

Never liked him. Arrogant. Rules don't apply to him. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #3

I met Baffert when he first came to Santa Anita,and his charisma took the community jaysunb Sep 2019 #4

An old NY trainer told me a story... twogunsid Sep 2019 #6

Astute observation. Nt jaysunb Sep 2019 #7

I have always had a big grudge against these supertrainers... twogunsid Sep 2019 #8

Corporate breeding farms and unethical trainers have all but killed the sport. jaysunb Sep 2019 #10

I met Robert Frankel once and he is my favorite to this day ChubbyStar May 2021 #17

When he first switched from quarter horses to thoroughbreds a few decades ago he was very popular... George II May 2021 #16

Deadly to horses indeed CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #5

Those are creepy statistics... twogunsid Sep 2019 #9

It is so obvious CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #12

Thanks for the links catchnrelease Sep 2019 #11

I believe the necropsies are reviewed by the CHRB... twogunsid Sep 2019 #13

Thanks! catchnrelease Sep 2019 #14

Note the chart I posted below !!!!!! CountAllVotes May 2021 #15