One of the horses scheduled to run in today’s Preakness Stakes, the Bob Baffert-trained Havnameltdown, has been euthanized after suffering a serious injury in an undercard race, officials said
The news comes just hours before the running of the second leg of the Triple Crown, and in the wake of the deaths of eight top racehorses in the past month. “During the Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico, the number one horse, Havnameltdown, sustained an injury and immediately received on-track medical attention from an expert team of veterinarians, led by Dr. Dionne Benson,” said 1/ST Racing, who own and operate Pimlico Race Course, in a news release, per CNN affiliate WMAR.
Bob Baffert returns Any notion that this would be a triumphant return for Baffert were squashed by the trainer himself, who said the last year had been very difficult. In an interview with The Athletic, Baffert said he wasn’t bitter from his suspension but argued that authorities “hung me out to dry.” “What I went through, it wasn’t fun, but I just move forward. I don’t look back,” he said. “We throw the word ‘doping’ around so loosely and no one corrects anyone. No one says anything.
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