What the hell does Bode Miller need to be in the paddock for anyhow??? Some of you evidently don't realize how crowded that paddock gets at CD during Derby. CD trys to keep people out of it if that don't have horses in the Derby just to keep any potential accidents from happening. OWNERS, TRAINERS, JOCKEYS and THE HELP should be the only ones allowed in the paddock during Derby. CD is being nice for allowing owners friends in. If they would allow every trainer to do what Baffert wanted to do, there would be no room to saddle the horses. Ever see a horse take out of crowd of people, because they were too busy flapping their gums, not paying attention to where the horses are? It's an ugly sight. Ever handle a horse in a crowded paddock, having to holler at "owners friends" to please get out of the way so you won't run them over because they are too stupid and have no horse sense? It's not fun. Most of these people that don't belong in the paddock have no horse sense and are potential accidents waiting to happen. CD has every right to apply "crowd control" in the paddock. BTW, Belmonts paddock can handle 3 times the amount of people that the CD paddock can, maybe that's why they are so lieniant. CD has every right to try to keep Derby day ridng smooth without any accidents due to dumb ass people who want to be the paddock just so they can say "I was in the paddock during the Derby". Security was doing their job, Baffert WAS embarrassed, which is why he turned into a jackass.
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