Bob Baffert's Muth is out of Saturday's race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan's path to a Triple Crown may have gotten a lot easier with Wednesday's news out of Baltimore.in Baltimore. Baffert said Muth's temperature reached 103 degrees Fahrenheit and the camp had no choice but to scratch him.
“We are sick about this. The horse had been doing really well,” Baffert said. “But we have to do what’s right by the horse.” Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension from Churchill Downs has been extended through 2024, keeping him out of the upcoming Kentucky Derby. Here are five things to know about one of the most successful figures in horse racing.on Saturday for Baffert, a Hall of Famer and two-time winner of the Triple Crown who is still expected to saddle Imagination as part of what's now a field of eight.
Muth had beaten a field that included Mystik Dan, who finished third, in the Arkansas Derby on March 30.That was Muth's last race because of Baffert's ban at Churchill Downs prohibiting him from entering anyone in the Kentucky Derby, a race won by Mystik Dan in the closest finish since 1947. Mystik Dan now figures to become the Preakness favorite.
“I’m sure there’s a lot of disappointed people on that end of it," Bryner said. “I’m not disappointed, I have to be honest. With him out of the race, it makes us pretty strong. Especially if we get the off track like he’s shown he can already handle, I think we’re in pretty good shape.”
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