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Title: Michael Baze Dead: Jockey Found Dead In Vehicle At Churchill Downs
Source: Huffington Post
URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/ ... -churchill-downs_n_860358.html
Published: May 11, 2011
Author: Beth Campell
Post Date: 2011-05-11 09:22:20 by Fred Mertz
Keywords: None
Views: 6743
Comments: 8

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A 24-year-old jockey who rode this year's Kentucky Derby second-place finisher to his only win was found dead in his vehicle Tuesday at Churchill Downs.

Michael Baze of Glendora, Calif., was pronounced dead at 4:47 p.m. EDT in his vehicle parked in the stable area of the track, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Jim Wesley said.

There were no signs of foul play and the case was being treated as a death investigation, Louisville police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said. An autopsy was planned.

Baze was a cousin of Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze, the all-time leading rider in thoroughbred racing, and son of retired jockey Mike Baze, Churchill Downs spokesman John Asher said. An uncle and another cousin are also riders, Asher said.

"Somebody coming out of that family, it always gets your attention when you see the Baze name," Asher said.

Michael Baze rode Nehro to a win Feb. 21 at Oaklawn. He was scheduled on at least one mount on Thursday at Churchill Downs, Asher said.

His last mount was April 29 at Keeneland, and he had not yet ridden in Churchill's spring meet, Asher said.

Baze, who had been riding since he was 16, was the leading rider at Arlington Park last year.

"This winter, he rode at Oaklawn, had 34 wins, had a very good meet, including a couple of stakes wins," Asher said.

Baze had 238 mounts this year with 34 wins, 41 seconds and 38 third places, and his mounts earned nearly $1.2 million, Asher said. He had 6,969 career starts with 918 wins with mounts earning $32 million.

Asher called Baze's death "a tremendous and unthinkable loss."

"He had so much potential down the road," Asher said. "It doesn't make sense to any of us right now."

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#1. To: mininggold (#0)

His last mount was April 29 at Keeneland, and he had not yet ridden in Churchill's spring meet, Asher said.

This is strange for such a successful rider to hardly have any mounts lately.

I suspect OD or suicide; make that suicide by OD. Pure speculation on my part...

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-05-11   10:02:34 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Fred Mertz (#1)

Everyone struggles with their very own quiet desperation.

German billionaire commits suicide - Pretoria News pretorianews.co.za May 9, 2011 ... Berlin - Billionaire playboy Guenter Sachs, the German-born former ... In a suicide note from Sachs distributed to Swiss and German media by ...

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mcgowanjm  posted on  2011-05-11   10:20:02 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: mcgowanjm (#2)

Everyone struggles with their very own quiet desperation.

Desperation apparently leads to depression in some folks.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-05-11   10:29:36 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Fred Mertz (#3)

Desperation apparently leads to depression in some folks.

Yes. It does. And I've watched it. ;{

The root is Despair, meaning the folks think they're out of options.

But I remember my Grand Dad. (And a separate note is that a lot of these folks don't have extended families to backup...just sayin. ;})

'When I get depressed, I fall asleep....8D

Notice how few of these suicides are blacks?

mcgowanjm  posted on  2011-05-11   10:33:40 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#5. To: mcgowanjm (#4)

Now that you mention it I do. Interesting.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2011-05-11 10:41:07 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: mcgowanjm (#4)

But I remember my Grand Dad. (And a separate note is that a lot of these folks don't have extended families to backup...just sayin. ;})

'When I get depressed, I fall asleep....8D

I sure hope this sad young jockey wasn't in such a state. He has a huge extended family but they are pretty busy.

I've been taking care of my aunt for the last few months since she received her 'death sentence' from the doc. Since that day she would sleep 24/7 if I let her.

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