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redshift1
03-26-2012, 12:32 PM
Not sure how serious as reports are just coming out.
Grits
03-26-2012, 12:34 PM
Oh NO. Oh my gosh. Not good, not good at all.
horses4courses
03-26-2012, 12:36 PM
News via FB and Twitter a short time ago.....

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=377986838901603&id=133927606640862
Greyfox
03-26-2012, 12:36 PM
Not sure how serious as reports are just coming out.

All heart attacks are serious. Surviving the first 48 hours is a somewhat positive but not definitive sign.
Pine Tree Lane
03-26-2012, 12:37 PM
As per Jay Privman:

Jay Privman ‏ @DRFPrivman
Bob Baffert suffered heart attack in Dubai, reports Game On Dude co-owner Bernie Schiappa. He is OK. Had stents inserted. #baffert

Jay Privman ‏ @DRFPrivman
More on Baffert, from Schiappa: had 2 blocked arteries. In ICU now. Expected to get out Thursday and attend Dubai World Cup.


Jay Privman ‏ @DRFPrivman
Schiappa says Baffert will remain in Dubai "8-10 days" after World Cup to recuperate. Incident happened 3 am Mon. Dubai time. #baffert
arkansasman
03-26-2012, 12:38 PM
http://www.drf.com/news/bob-baffert-said-have-heart-attack-dubai
Shelby
03-26-2012, 12:43 PM
OMG, how awful! It sounds like he's doing ok, though. Totally sucks to have that happen....even more so when you're in another country. Prayers for a speedy recovery!
PhantomOnTour
03-26-2012, 12:45 PM
Glad to hear he will be alright.
I am sure he's receiving top notch care in Dubai
lamboguy
03-26-2012, 12:47 PM
please god bless him, and hope for a speedy recovery
Grits
03-26-2012, 01:06 PM
Glad to hear he will be alright.
I am sure he's receiving top notch care in Dubai

Phantom, one doesn't want to have open heart surgery in a foreign country, not even a rich one. A friend had 4 stents put in place a while back--less than a year later, he was hurting in his chest again. He was admitted, this time, in need of open heart surgery to repair the arteries. Two of the stents had failed. He's doing great now, but stents don't always solve the problems of blockages.

"Prayers for you, Bob. Wish you'd pass on attending the DWC. Your life is far, far more important than a horse race."
redshift1
03-26-2012, 01:11 PM
Diet +exercise+genetics and hope for the best.
Blenheim
03-26-2012, 01:15 PM
I just saw him just a week or so ago at the Ocala sales . . . Be strong and courageous Bobby B, the great game needs ya'. :ThmbUp:
nijinski
03-26-2012, 01:21 PM
I hear Sheik Mohammed got him the him the best there is.

Sending good wishes and prayers for a full recovery.
Striker
03-26-2012, 01:23 PM
Hopefully everything will be ok.
surfdog89
03-26-2012, 02:39 PM
Get well soon.....Bob.....get some rest ..........
Wickel
03-26-2012, 03:28 PM
Awful news. Here's wishing a speedy recovery.
mannyberrios
03-26-2012, 04:34 PM
Get well soon, Bob
Robert Fischer
03-26-2012, 04:54 PM
Be strong Bob Baffert. :ThmbUp:

Sounds like he is receiving quality medical care.
Canarsie
03-26-2012, 05:44 PM
Wishing Bob well and a speedy recovery. My thoughts and prayers along with so many other people in the racing community and countless others are being sent.
Beachbabe
03-26-2012, 07:00 PM
Always a good interview; a fine ambassador of the sport.
Hoping for a speedy recovery and future good health.
bigmack
03-26-2012, 07:13 PM
Expected to be discharged from the hospital Thursday.

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/3/26/1332785296033/3Bob-Baffert-and-Sheikh-M-008.jpg
CryingForTheHorses
03-26-2012, 07:29 PM
Always a good interview; a fine ambassador of the sport.
Hoping for a speedy recovery and future good health.

Yes he sure is.He really is a great guy.Get well soon Bob
judd
03-26-2012, 07:39 PM
must take that asprin a day
Racey
03-26-2012, 07:40 PM
glad he is recovering well 2 stents needed...boy you never know.
bigmack
03-26-2012, 07:42 PM
must take that asprin a day
Then again, maybe not.
"When you take aspirin, the level of stomach protection is decreased and you're more likely to bleed. Thus, people who take aspirin regularly -- even in a buffered or coated form -- will have roughly double the likelihood of having a perforated ulcer or bleeding in the GI tract," explains Fendrick. "Relatively little attention is paid to this problem that kills more people in the U.S. each year than asthma or cervical cancer.
http://men.webmd.com/features/aspirin-day-not
JustRalph
03-26-2012, 08:18 PM
Then again, maybe not.

http://men.webmd.com/features/aspirin-day-not


The latest is that the risk seems to lessen as time goes on. After 2 years it appears to be almost non existent. You can survive a bleeding ulcer (been there, done that) and you will have symptoms that you can then make a decision about. The benefits seem to outweigh the risks now

http://lifestyle.myjoyonline.com/pages/health/201203/83455.php

some of the numbers in the latest study are pretty unbelievable, but seem solid.

I used to take an aspirin every day. Gave it up a few years back. Restarted about 3 months ago. Crossing my fingers......
v j stauffer
03-26-2012, 09:22 PM
must take that asprin a day

Children's coated 81 mil. I know that drill.
tzipi
03-26-2012, 09:55 PM
He just tweeted:

"I want to thank my wonderful wife Jill who convinced me I was having a heart attack and called paramedics"

Glad she did and glad Bob seems to be getting better as time passes.
Tom
03-26-2012, 09:56 PM
Prayers to Bob. A great voice for our game.
jognlope
03-26-2012, 10:29 PM
Get well Bob! Prayer for you.
Tread
03-26-2012, 10:31 PM
Those trans-continental flights are a bitch, most ppl don't realize how dangerous they are and how often clots form. My parents just had a friend suffer a stroke as soon as he got off a plane on a return flight home from a vacation in Italy.
MightBeSosa
03-26-2012, 10:49 PM
It's a ways off but they are working on a new form of asprin that reduces the nasty side effects. Cancer fighter as well.

http://www.gizmag.com/nosh-aspirin/21790/
Grits
03-26-2012, 10:52 PM
If Sheihk Mo called in the best cardiac surgeon he could get for Bob--as was mentioned. Hopefully, Sheihk Mo will fly Bob and Jill home on one of his finest private aircraft with a doctor and nurse on board.

Its obvious, Sheihk Mo and Bob like one another, and, no doubt, Sheihk Mo knows how much Bob means to us.

Friendship is a good thing, even when worlds apart.
Zaf
03-26-2012, 10:53 PM
Get well fast Bob !!! Prayers to you and your family.

Z
Shelby
03-27-2012, 09:32 AM
From Twitter:

David Grening ‏ @DRFGrening (https://twitter.com/#%21/DRFGrening) Owner Schiappa when asked if Baffert will be at races in Meydan Saturday? "Is the sky blue?" Well, it was today.


(https://twitter.com/#)


David Grening ‏ @DRFGrening (https://twitter.com/#%21/DRFGrening) Schiappa on if Baffert could handle tight finish w Game on Dude in WC. "He told me the doctor would be at his side in case he keels over"




David Grening ‏ @DRFGrening (https://twitter.com/#%21/DRFGrening)

Schiappa on Sheikh Mo helping Baffert. "Class act. Now that's a friend for life." Schiappa said Baffert expected out Thursday


(https://twitter.com/#)
MightBeSosa
03-27-2012, 10:48 PM
Have to say, Bob is the real deal. Who else would post from bedside? Even he gets the joke.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1128803032001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAp4YWl7E~,S6CN7Fj hVAuUmrbtnYAl6bRSe422lqD3&bctid=1530886917001
tzipi
03-27-2012, 10:49 PM
Have to say, Bob is the real deal. Who else would post from bedside? Even he gets the joke.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1128803032001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAp4YWl7E~,S6CN7Fj hVAuUmrbtnYAl6bRSe422lqD3&bctid=1530886917001


Pretty awesome. Feel better Bob. :ThmbUp:
CincyHorseplayer
03-27-2012, 11:15 PM
I want to see Bob back to normal ASAP.Love that guy.I got into racing as a 23yr old in 1996,just as Bob was about to go on a Triple Crown race tear.Felt like we did it together!!Get well Bob.
Fastracehorse
03-27-2012, 11:39 PM
He married the right woman!!

fffastt
ezpace
03-28-2012, 05:30 PM
http://t.co/9buDdPHJ

EXCUSE if it;s been posted before
Tread
03-29-2012, 09:57 AM
LOOOOOOL

Bob Baffert ‏ @Midnightlute (https://twitter.com/#%21/Midnightlute) Need to win World Cup just to break even on medical bills.
tzipi
03-29-2012, 02:32 PM
LOOOOOOL

Bob Baffert ‏ @Midnightlute (https://twitter.com/#%21/Midnightlute) Need to win World Cup just to break even on medical bills.

Too funny :lol:
tzipi
03-30-2012, 01:01 AM
Bob's latest tweet:

Bob Baffert @MidnightLute
"I came to Dubai to buy new watch and all I bought was time."

:lol: Gotta love him.
Grits
03-30-2012, 04:59 AM
This is a great part of why Bob's so loved. The man's good at his job, championing the sport he works in everyday. He has a beautiful wife and children, he's got wonderful charm and best of all--a sense of humor to boot. ....Think the world of him, don't see how anyone could not.
PaceAdvantage
03-30-2012, 06:55 AM
Think the world of him, don't see how anyone could not.Maybe his ex-wife? :lol:
Grits
03-30-2012, 07:09 AM
Maybe his ex-wife? :lol:

Now, this is quite true. But, hopefully not. :lol: Some of us don't have those kinda problems 'cause we're nice, we're loyal, we remember what was shared. Our "former spouses" still care 'cause there's "long history".

With this noted, words lived by. -- There are three things to leave off the table in divorce: hate, greed, and stupidity. Without them, we remain friends, always; with them, we're nothing more than another's worst nightmare, forever. Life is too short for such ugliness. --