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Originally Posted by AndyC
I don't necessarily disagree with you about your views on Baffert. I do believe, however, that magnitude is important in all crimes. A violation in the KD is far more detrimental than a violation in a 10K claimer.
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The only reason why is because the high profile of the Derby. It shouldn't matter when in actuality the low claimers are the ones that break down more often and are treated much worse by trainers because they need them to run every 3 weeks. The top horses are treated with kid gloves and get the best care. The black eye before Baffert's overage were all the breakdowns at Santa Anita and those were mostly claimers who probably shouldn't have been racing or trainers ignored their condition in order to get them to run.
