Holy hell. That just sounds so shocking. I’m sorry to hear it about anyone.
perhaps you should hear the ENTIRE story about this ...there was a series of bizarre deaths of 7 horses trained by Bob Baffert around 2010-2011 ...it was over a period of 16 months. The California authorities did a complete investigation into it, and found absolutely NO RULES WERE VIOLATED by Mr Baffert, and there were NO ILLEGAL DRUGS found in any of the said horses. Most perplexing was that all 7 incidents occured at Bafferts Hollywood Park barn...nothing happened at his Santa Anita barn or his Del Mar barn...Baffert and his team co-operated fully with the investigation...he testified that he did give all his horses a thyroid drug, but it was used as a suppliment to help build strength, a very common practice among other trainers and that is LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA. Baffert immediately stopped the use of the drug, after concerns that it might have contributed to the deaths. No conclusion was ever found, 6 of the 7 cases bore evidence of heart problems, as 6 of the cases, the deaths occured right after races or after on track workouts. Baffert was completely cleared of any wrong doing. Bafferts personality rubs alot of people the wrong way, as does his amazing success, which is unequaled. He has given hundreds of thousands to equine retirement farms, which are really great places. These great retired race horses get to live out their years in dignity and comfort. His wife is also a huge supporter of the retirement farms. The richest people in the world buy these horses and send them to Baffert to train...he could never be as successful as hes been if he wasn’t a great horseman. His record speaks for itself.