Delmar Deb wrote:

> if I remember correctly, wasn't Louisiana the state where
> Wimbledon was dq'ed from purse money in one of the Derby preps
> after a "positive" came back from the state testing
> authorities?

Deb, I'll read your second link here asap. To my knowledge the only race the Mattress Mac owned and Baffert trained "Wimbledon" won in Louisiana was the Louisiana Derby. I've never heard a word about a purse money disqualification in that race. It would be major news to have a purse money disqualification in an important Derby prep like the Grade II La. Derby. What makes you hint at that?

Heres Wimbledon's lifetime stats per Pedigree Query. They have him retaining the big earnings from the La. Derby and I didn't find a purse disqualification story in a quick Google search. Whats going on?:

http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=horse&search_bar=horse&h=WIMBLEDON4&g=5&inbred=Standard&x2=n&pedloggedin=0

I'm all for cleaning up the game, but lets hold feet to the fire in the right circumstances. Mullins and Canani and Frankel as soon as they get him.