On June 1, Baedeker had asked the agencys top lawyer and investigator how close they were to filing the Scopolamine complaints., On July 9, a month after Justifys Belmont triumph, the agencys chief counsel, Robert Brodnik, wrote to the CHRB investigator that they would like to officially file by Monday.. Brewster alleged, without providing evidence, that the Jockey Club directed 5 Stones to investigate anybody who doesnt train for them and wins a lot of races and might run in racetracks they dont run at., You know what the conclusion was? Brewster said of the alleged private investigation into Baffert. He has won the Kentucky Oaks three times: first in 1999 with Silverbulletday, who was later selected for the Hall of Fame, then with Plum Pretty in 2011 and with Abel Tasman in 2017. In the 1980s, Baffert moved to California and worked at Los Alamitos Race Course, where he switched to training Thoroughbreds full-time in 1991. He's a cheat and an asshole, and I hope Medina Spirit gets taken down and his connections are denied the $1.8 million first-place check. The Post separately obtained start data dating back to 2000 from the Daily Racing Form to put the deaths into context. "What a way to come back," said Baffert, whose punishment by the Kentucky Horse . Judge nullifies horse trainer Bob Baffert's NY suspension When asked about that plan, attorney Brewster said that in fact 5 Stones did investigate Baffert at the direction of the Jockey Club. Only once has a Kentucky Derby winner been disqualified for a medication violation. Baffert went to federal court and had the suspension overturned, but NYRA has called a scheduling conference on the trainer for Oct. 11. The horse is scheduled to run Saturday in the Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. Baffert, however, wouldnt change the outcome. Doug ONeill, a two-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, was one of the few trainers who would talk about Bafferts recent troubles. The. This article was published more than1 year ago. Baffert, however, became the first trainer in history to win the Derby and Preakness in back-to-back years. The previous August, Bob Baffert Racing Stables had donated $1,000 to the TOC's political action committee, California records show.