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Originally Posted by Scav
Baffert had that Mr. Sekatichi horse I think. I can't think of many if any from zito, he doesn't seem to spend these crazy amounts....
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It was Mr. Sekiguchi named after FuPeg's owner who probably handed Baffert this horse on a silver platter. I'm sure they don't like turning down an owner willing to send them an expensive horse if only for the gamble that a long term professional relationship could result not to mention that never-dying notion they have that the most expensive might somehow end up being worth it. He did the best he could (the horse was no The Green Monkey, he was just not as good as his price would suggest not that he didn't try hard from what I remember reading). Hideyuki Mori bought him on behalf of Sekiguchi so when did Baffert enter the scene? The colt ran a 1:08 2/5 for 6 furlongs but got a tibia injury. I'll assume he was training in California and this all happened prior to the synthetic installation didn't it? I wonder if that would've affected his longevity, given how fast Baffert works his young'uns.