The trip to the clinic may not have been Canani's idea, but he clearly knew about it. Sweet Catomine was gone for a whole day, not just a couple of hours. According to a piece in the online DRF (by Jay Privman or Brad Free, I think), Canani told the press that day that she had galloped a mile and all was well. The article quoted Canani as subsequently saying that he was very embarrassed about having lied.

The frog story is great, and Razzle's analysis that Tim Sullivan has not been "cooked" is right on. I don't think he's the person to do any investigative reporting, however. He's a general sports columnist.

As an aside, the idea that Del Mar has an interest in taking over Hollywood's dates seems a little farfetched to me.