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underpants

(186,499 posts) Mon Dec 6, 2021, 01:33 PM Dec 2021

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California

https://news.lee.net/tncms/asset/editorial/ee16462c-56bc-11ec-94a2-d37837194804/

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at the Santa Anita racetrack in California.

The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Classic a month ago at Del Mar, according to Craig Robertson, Baffert's attorney.

Baffert said in a statement that the horse suffered a heart attack.

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California (Original Post) underpants Dec 2021 OP

WTF? montanacowboy Dec 2021 #1

Agreed. Way too many horses have died there in the past few years . . . Journeyman Dec 2021 #3

I might check that insurance policy exboyfil Dec 2021 #4

Big trouble for Baffert coming. Wasn't he recently suspended for... brush Dec 2021 #2

montanacowboy

(6,288 posts)

1. WTF?

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 01:36 PM

Dec 2021

why isn't this colt out for stud? why is he even at Santa Anita racetrack? that hell hole of horse death. That fucking place needs to be shut down.

Journeyman

(15,142 posts)

3. Agreed. Way too many horses have died there in the past few years . . .

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 01:49 PM

Dec 2021

Something seriously wrong with that place and the people who manage the horses.

exboyfil

(17,987 posts)

4. I might check that insurance policy

Reply to montanacowboy (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 04:32 PM

Dec 2021

Hope it isn't another Alydar situation.

Good way to cash out now instead of waiting for the stud fees to roll in.

brush

(57,413 posts)

2. Big trouble for Baffert coming. Wasn't he recently suspended for...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Mon Dec 6, 2021, 01:37 PM

Dec 2021

a horse testing positive for doping?

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