most of baffert's comments I have seen this morning suggest that he did not want Espinosa to use the horse out of the gate. considering that the horse had run relatively moderate halfs in his last two victories, I think a lot of people took it to mean the horse would not be clear on the lead. I would bet that Baffert himself would say he was surprised that his horse was free on the lead. It doesn't look like JB was passing on BS info. But I do think that the front running, unhindered trip played some role in the outcome.