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One thing to remember is that the "oversized heart" story of Secretariat is racing's ultimate fish tale. Secretariat's heart WAS oversized- an x-ray showed it to be about 14 lbs., and this was reported during his racing career.
When he died, his necropsist claimed his heart was 22 pounds, but took no pictures and didn't save the heart. (When Phar Lap turned out to have a large heart in his autopsy, they saved it and documented it.) The same doctor claimed Sham's heart was 18 pounds, which is preposterous.
At any rate, back to Baffert. I assume he cheats. I also assume the greats of the past cheated too.
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