[DerbyCat]

I was at Bay Meadows this past Saturday and was talking with a friend who is a retired jockey about the Baze incident - my friend watched the race in person and he said it looked "real bad, unprofessional" from his view point (he was sitting about the mid-point of the final furlong)... I watched the replay several times and it's pretty obvious that the horse was having a problem beyond just a "stumble" - I make no excuses for his actions but Baze has accepted responsibility and I'm fairly confident that we won't see that kind of response from Russell again when a horse falters so I'm willing to forgive him. I figure the Sherman's (father/son trainers) have forgiven him, so I am too.