BAZE BATTLING EATING DISORDER.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI Horse Racing DEL MAR - When Tyler Baze went two weeks between winners recently, Del Mar racegoers directed scathing questions at his agent who touts the young jockey as a future Hall of Famer. ``Everyone was coming up and asking, 'Is he doing cocaine? Is he drinking?' '' agent Ivan Puhich said. Tired of the innuendo innuendo n. from Latin innuere, "to nod toward." In law it means "an indirect hint." "Innuendo" is used in lawsuits for defamation (libel or slander), usually to show that the party suing was the person about whom the nasty statements were made or why the comments , Puhich has gone public with the real problem, which is serious but less scandalous. The 62-race losing streak came as those close to Baze grew concerned that the 22-year-old's attempts at weight control had created an eating disorder eat·ing disorder n. Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women. . Baze broke down in tears as he talked about his ``frustration'' after ending his losing streak Sunday, when his two winners included Leprechaun leprechaun (lĕp`rəkŏn), Irish fairy represented as a tiny old man. Leprechauns are mischievous and elusive creatures, said to possess buried crocks of gold, the location of which they will reveal if forced. Kid in the $250,000 Del Mar Handicap The Del Mar Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race run each year at the Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The Grade II race is open to horses, age three and up, willing to race one and three-eighths miles on the Jimmy Durante turf course, and offers a purse of . But it was up to Puhich, the veteran agent, to explain how Baze was weakened by the habit of ``flipping'' - jockeys-room slang for vomiting meals - and a week when he ate nothing but soup following painful dental surgery. On a 5-foot-4 frame, the young star of the West Coast racing family that includes Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze should be able to carry 115 pounds and suffer no loss of business. Puhich blames himself for giving Baze the idea he should weigh 110. The agent said that, at the depth of his problems, Baze probably weighed 100. No wonder that a year after he finished second in the Del Mar standings, Baze was on the fringe On The Fringe is a popular Pakistani television show on Indus Music. It is hosted and scripted by the eccentric television host and music critic, Fasi Zaka and directed by Zeeshan Pervez. of the top 10 and winning just 6 percent of his races. On Tuesday, a Del Mar off day, Puhich drove Baze to Santa Monica to consult with nutritionist nu·tri·tion·ist n. One who is trained or is an expert in the field of nutrition. nutritionist Dietitian, see there Dr. Phil Goglia, and they came back with a diet plan and fresh optimism. ``The most important thing for Tyler Baze is his health,'' Puhich said. ``I said, 'You just get yourself healthy, and I'll put you on thousands of winners.' '' Baze wasn't at Del Mar on Thursday. He skipped three scheduled mounts to rest a strained foot, injured when he was thrown from a horse before Monday's first race. He is booked to ride Wild Buddy in Sunday's Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap and Southern Africa in Monday's Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park. Mike Mitchell, who trains Leprechaun Kid, expressed relief that Baze is confronting his problem. ``Of all the riders I've ever dealt with, I've never met one like him,'' Mitchell said of the 2000 Eclipse Award-winning apprentice jockey. ``He's such a nice kid. You just want to help him.'' Sounds as if it'll soon be time to start betting on Tyler Baze again. ``We're not hiding this,'' Puhich said. ``He'll get through it, and he'll be a Hall of Fame jockey.'' --Big finish? Del Mar's long closing weekend gives Bobby Frankel three chances to extend his streak of 17 years with at least one stakes victory at the track. The Hall of Fame trainer's far-flung barn, blanked in Del Mar stakes so far this summer, sends out Intercontinental (Jerry Bailey riding), assigned the 122-pound top weight, in the Grade II Palomar Handicap on Saturday; Three Valleys (Pat Valenzuela), with a race-high 119, in the Grade II Del Mar Breeders' Cup Handicap on Sunday; and High Limit in the Grade II Del Mar Derby The Del Mar Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race run each year at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is open to horses of either gender, age three, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf. on Monday. Frankel's streak includes Grade I victories in 9 of the past 13 years, among those being six Pacific Classic victories. --The finale: The Del Mar season ends Wednesday with the Del Mar Futurity The Del Mar Futurity is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. Beginning in the racing season of 2007, this race has been upgraded by the American Graded Stakes Committee from a Grade II event to a Grade I. , won last year by 2-year-old champion Declan's Moon. There will be a Bashert Bashert, (Yiddish: באַשערט, also transliterated besherte, beshert or besherter) is a Yiddish word that means "destiny".[1] in the Futurity, but no Baffert. Bill Currin-trained Bashert - second in the Hollywood Juvenile Championship and the Best Pal Stakes The Best Pal Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The race is open to horses, age two, that are willing to race six and one-half furlongs on the dirt. A Grade II event, it carries a purse of $150,000. to What a Song before the latter's fatal breakdown - is an obvious contender along with recent Del Mar maiden- breakers One Union and Stevie Wonderboy. Bob Baffert doesn't plan to enter a horse in the race the trainer won seven years in a row, beginning with Silver Charm in 1997. Baffert told the Daily Racing Form The Daily Racing Form, LLC (DRF) is a broadsheet newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois by Frank Brunell. The paper publishes the past performances of race horses as a statistical service for bettors on horse racing in the United States. he's ``gun shy'' about the Del Mar surface after the death of What a Song, the $1.9 million colt he trained for owners Bob and Beverly Lewis. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Victor Espinosa, right, on war Emblem at the 2002 Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, MD. Getty Images Box: OUT OF THE GATE BY KEVIN MODESTI |
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