Titus Sinclair

@Tinky47flat I bet Baeza but my god you are a fucking insufferable cunt twat

‡ Were Bettors Fleeced by the Baeza Gate Incident? More than a few readers are likely to recall the damning lack of action by the KY Stewards immediately after the running of the 2024 KY. Derby. Sierra Leone, a horse with a history of lugging in in his races, did so throughout the stretch drive, and repeatedly bumped Forever Young in the process, forcing that rival in from roughly the eight path at the head of the stretch, to the three path at the wire. At least twice Forever Young was knocked off-stride by Sierra Leone, losing his hind-end action as a result. If that weren't bad enough, Sierra Leone's jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, appeared to reach out and touch/push Forever Young nearing the wire, which is an infraction according to the Kentucky Administrative Regulations (810 KAR 4:040.12.3) governing the race. The two horses were separated by only a nose at the wire. Not only did the Stewards fail to DQ Sierra Leone, but they didn't even post on Inquiry. Calling their lack of action that day merely damning would, in my view, be too kind. Fast-forward to the Alysheba Stakes, contested on the Oaks undercard. Baeza, the high-profile 9/5 favorite, broke well behind the rest of the field, and rallied late to finish 3/4 of a length behind the winner, and 1/2 length short of the runner-up. On close inspection, after the dust settled, the following salient facts have become clear. The assistant starter continued to hold Baeza until after the gates had opened. I have attached four images, captured in chronological order (hat tip to NBC for the high-quality video). The first three demonstrate indisputably that the horse was being held until after the gates had opened. The fourth, almost equally important image, shows Baeza's reaction just an instant after his head had been released. What I believe can be seen is that his legs are akilter, and his left hind (right side looking at the image) is off the ground. He appears to have been leaning backwards, rather than forward. I would argue that it is consistent with a natural reaction to push forward when the gate opened, then back when his head was stymied by the assistant starter. It also helps to explain why there was a distinct gap between when the starter let go of the horse, and when Baeza left the gate. Baeza's jockey, Junior Alvarado was heated when speaking with the Stewards by phone, and, using spicy language, seemed to assert that his warnings that his mount wasn't set properly were ignored before the gate was sprung. Ultimately, the Stewards looked at the video, and took no action. *** According to the KHRC rules, under Section 10. Horses Left at Post, subsection 2 : "If the stewards determine that the horse was precluded from obtaining a fair start, the stewards shall rule the horse a nonstarter and shall order money wagered on the horse deducted from the pari-mutuel pool and refunded to holders of pari-mutuel tickets on the horse, unless the horse ruled a nonstarter is part of a pari-mutuel entry and another horse inthe entry is not left at the post, in which case there shall not be a pari-mutuel refund." Given the clear evidence presented above, and illustrated in the attached photos, it seems that the only possible excuse for the Stewards' inaction is that somehow, somehow they determined that Baeza was not "precluded from obtaining a fair start". If, in the Stewards judgement, he had been, then the above rule would mandate that he should have automatically been declared a non-starter, triggering refunds on all wagers that featured him. Speaking of wagering, I don't have precise numbers, but these gross numbers will help to make the point. $2,866,911 – WPS $1,445,256 – exacta $821, 571 – trifecta $1,674,000 – pk 3/4/5 $511,000 – DD/superfecta That's a rough total of $7.3m bet on pools in which Baeza was included. I don't know what percentage his share would represent, but as he was the 9/5 favorite, it surely isn't chump change. *** I would argue, based on the above evidence, that there there are only two basic possibilities, both of which would shine a damning light on the KY Stewards. Either they failed to discern that the assistant starter continued to hold Baeza until after the gates had opened, and that he was "precluded from obtaining a fair start" as a result, or they did note it, yet somehow arrived at the conclusion that he was not disadvantaged by the incident. Both, at least to my mind, are unfathomable. Unless someone can produce another possible, and compelling explanation, the answer to the question posed in the title of the post appears, sadly, to be a resounding YES.

@GhostofSwiftH What about clockers who gave last work A-?

There was clearly issue with The Puma. Then his connections paid a dirty Vet ? To give out glowing reports they hid the fucking horse sold him to Iavrone and Taylor Swift/ Kelce then paint it as some skin infection/ cellitus after paperwork was signed WELCOME TO HORSE RACING

@Dugmug60 @davemeltzerWON Mr. DugMug, Dave Meltzer makes shit up. Just ask Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard and everyone else who ever mattered in wrestling. Now the real question Mug whos your Derby pick? Repoles Renegade? Iavaraone and Rothbluts Puma? Or Kotobuki Warriors Wonder Dean and Danon Bourbon?

@davemeltzerWON Dave serious question - you often talk about learning. Have you learned anything in the past 2 days? If yes, what specifically?

I'm not fighting a war. I'm educating people who want to learn history. Probably infuriating people afraid of it, but the former is more important than the latter.

@GhostofSwiftH Virtgander@yahoo.com

@GhostofSwiftH Can you do a “DRF for Swifties” Space and teach tbem how to read the form?

Reading a Form. Date of Race - Track- Distance time Then conditions of race F is for Fillies Beyer 79 (speed figure) 6/9 . Horse started in 6 post of 9 horses Running line. so was 6 6 5 3 2 closing late Works : bottom number is workouts Jockey under name Trainer middle

@GhostofSwiftH Swifty, she could be ruined as a 1/5 favorite if something spooks her while running. I understand what you’re saying about her chances but if Barstool can do for horse racing half of what it has done for golf, it will be great for our game

@GhostofSwiftH Virtgander@yahoo.com

@GhostofSwiftH you starting a thread for the meatball marinara with garlic bread and baked clams?

@raypaulick Real objective, Ray. Did you write that with Jockey Club dick in your mouth?

Karma

@GhostofSwiftH Wasn’t this the Nero video? PETA plant or not, you abuse any horse like that, let alone the horse that ran 2nd in the Derby, you gotta do. Can’t believe he still works for Steve

Yeah they sent a young chick into Asmussen barn . Scott was banging young chick and then started to open his mouth about drugging horses/ hurt horses all for pussy and come to find out was Peta plant.

@GhostofSwiftH I met Iavarone at the 2008 Preakness. He had Big Brown and I had a small piece of another one. He was a lot different than he is now

@sinclair_titus Mikes Best friend for 20 + years

Be nice for once DRF credit me

@GhostofSwiftH I have no doubt, they seem like good people. I just want to know who the fuck Ira is lol.

@sinclair_titus I been around a lot of dickheads in industry and I treat people like shit as well. Jules (Mikes wife) one of nicest people . Real talk .

@DRFWelsch Who the fuck is Ira Rothblut?

Michael and Jules Iavarone and Ira Rothblut’s TCC Stables have acquired an interest in Kentucky Derby contender The Puma. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed at this time.

@pawluk_michael @thestaggieman You have no friends except Howard Porn

@thestaggieman 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

The friends you talk too once a year for your derby picks 🐎

@IsItSwift Maryland didn't sell it. Stronach bought the race when they bought the MJC. 1/st gave everything back to MD except the Preakness rights, which are licensed to MJC. Now CDI owns the rights which licneses to MJC. Issue is the license is not perpetual so can be moved

@IsItSwift What would it take for you to do 150 days--say Derby to BC--no smartphone? You can have a 2002 Nokia with snake or we'll get you and Shoe the Nextel push to talks, but no smartphone access whatsoever

@Dugmug60 @tonyrichards4 @davemeltzerWON Bruno and Zbyszko greatest story ever told until Katie Vick

@tonyrichards4 @davemeltzerWON If it’s possible to underestimate his popularity back then? Never has a fan base been more emotionally invested than were Northeast fans of Bruno. His kind will never pass this way again. RIP LEGEND

RIP & Respect for Bruno Sammartino, who passed away on this date in Pro Wrestling History, April 18th, 2018 at the age of 82. rained by University of Pittsburgh coach Rex Peery and Ace Freeman, Sammartino made his professional debut on December 17, 1959, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (a Pittsburgh suburb), pinning Dmitri Grabowski in 19 seconds. Early success in Capitol Wrestling Corporation led to his first Madison Square Garden appearance in January 1960. Frustrated by politics favoring Buddy Rogers, he briefly left for Toronto in 1962, where he won the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) with Whipper Billy Watson and challenged NWA World Champion Lou Thesz. When Rogers suffered health issues in 1963, WWWF officials cleared Sammartino’s suspension (for missing dates) and fast-tracked him to the top. On May 17, 1963, before nearly 20,000 fans at the old Madison Square Garden, Sammartino defeated Rogers in just 48 seconds to become the second WWWF World Heavyweight Champion. The arena erupted; grown men reportedly wept when he later lost the belt. Sammartino would have a legendary first run until 1971 and another Title run from 1973 to 1977. Bruno Sammartino’s legacy is that of the ultimate territorial draw and the man who put professional wrestling on the map in the Northeast.

@IsItSwift The way it was asked who you were makes it seem you like you're some kind of Watergate FBI source. Shoe is definitely Deep Throat

@IsItSwift Didnt you learn a lesson from the BB lawsuit not to do this shit?