Mall, You seem like a really smart guy and I agree with you when you wrote the following:


"If Baffert and/or his vet are doing something outside the rules, I feel reasonably confident in saying that it is without the knowledge or participation of Robert McNair/Stonerside. He has invested a lot & done a lot & has a well deserved reputation for integrity."

However, was is not a Stonerside horse Pat Byrne was caught red-handed injecting, shortly before a race, a few years ago at Saratoga. If I'm not mistaken she was a 3yo grass filly who was put on turf at Churchill Downs and suddenly woke-up winning by 17 lengths. After one more CD win she went to Saratoga and won the first Saratoga 3yo filly grass stake(can't remember the name).
After Byrne was busted she never quite seemed to be the same filly. Incidentally I believe the filly still went off the favorite that day a Saratoga and faded badly. I'm curious how many people in the betting public knew what went on prior to the race.