Renowned Equestrian Trainer’s Encounter With Potent Medications Revealed Through Medical Records of $3,545,200 Worth Deceased Horse

The racing industry once again suffered a huge loss as a multiple-graded stakes winner was put down in Baltimore. The crowds gathered at the Pimlico Race Course could not believe their eyes as their favorite horse met its tragic end. The famous Bay Colt named Havnameltdown was leading the pack at the Chick Lang Stakes when it suddenly took a heavy stumble. The poor horse was in severe pain, and the vets had to sadly euthanize it. The proceeding went smoothly, but recently, a revelation about the circumstances of Havnameltdown’s death has shaken the whole community once again.

Havnameltdown’s trainer, Bob Baffert, was emotional and did not feel the energy to celebrate another of his horse’s victories in the Preakness Stakes. The equestrian fans were moved by his genuine display of sadness for Havnameltdown’s tragic passing. However, months later, a sudden revelation about the horse has cast a shadow of doubt on the famous trainer.

Havnameltdown’s post-mortem report reveals a secret

According to Paulick Report, Bob Baffert’s veterinary team injected Havnameltdown with Celestone and Hyvisc in his stifles and Hyvisc and Kenalog in his hocks. Hyvisc is a common joint lubricant, while Celestone contains the betamethasone drug. His team followed all the compliance rules while administering these drugs, which state that a horse must stop taking these drugs 14 days before a race. This discovery has once again unraveled Bob Baffert’s troublesome history with the drug.

In the 2020 Kentucky Oaks, Baffert-trained filly Gamine tested positive for betamethasone. It was despite the trainer’s instructions to keep the drug away from his barn. Bob Baffert said, “Whatever we’re putting on that horse, whatever we’re putting in the horse’s mouth, on its body, let’s make sure it’s not betamethasone”. The positive findings of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority came despite Gamine receiving the drug 18 days before the test. The two positive reports from Gamine and Havnameltdown have complicated Bob Baffert’s argument in a court case regarding using betamethasone.

Equestrian trainer in hot water after recent revelation

Bob Baffert trainee Medina Spirit won the 2021 Kentucky Derby. But afterward, she tested positive for betamethasone, and the HISA suspended Baffert from the 2022 Preakness Stakes. The trainer could not accept the ruling and challenged it in a civil legal proceeding. His team revealed the Medina Spirit had a rash, which they treated with a topical drug called Otomax.

This drug contained betamethasone, unbeknownst to his team. During the legal proceedings, Bob Baffert once again declared, “I did. Told all of my veterinarians to stay away from betamethasone and they – they followed the rules”. What he meant was injections, not topicals.

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Bob Baffert has also argued that the rule was enacted just nine days before Gamine’s positive test. Due to the novel nature of the law, there was some confusion surrounding it. To dispel all confusion, he has now banned the drug entirely from the barn. The Hall of Famer now hopes to regain his stellar reputation in the equestrian community.

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