LOUISVLLE, KY. - Michael Baze hailed from a family of his father, the jockeys - cousins, including the rider of racing Thoroughbreds without previous leader, an uncle who won the Kentucky Derby.
"For me, it was one of the riders in the country, as much that watch me every day, the Prime Minister," said jockey Gary Stevens, a three time champion of Derby and a relative by marriage, "and there is no bias." the kid could just flat ride. I think he was just starting to get fame and the respect of the horseman. ?
On Wednesday, friends and relatives had difficulty understanding the death of the old Baze of 24 years old, found in his car the day before near the stables at Churchill Downs. It was intended for an investigation preliminary hearing Thursday after he was indicted for possession in the first degree of cocaine. He was also to mount a horse this day of the eighth race at Churchill Downs.
The coroner's Office was awaiting results of Toxicology; preliminary autopsy results are no anatomical cause of death.
Baze was arrested on 18 November in a parking lot near downtown Louisville after he consented to a search of his Dodge 2010, according to the arrest warrant, which said a detective found a small bag of suspected cocaine in Baze trouser pocket.
Peter Artieda, a fellow jockey and best man at the marriage of the Baze, said that he would meet with Baze Monday, but cancelled after Zinta Baze.
He said that he lives Baze week the Churchill Downs jockey room last and there's no sense that something was wrong.
"Honestly, for me, he never said or showed any stress," Artieda said.
Baze began riding on the tour of California, went out of his licence for races at Hollywood Park on his sixteenth birthday in 2003. In 2007, he won the meeting of the spring-summer in Hollywood, becoming, in twenty years, the youngest to win a title meet it since Bill Shoemaker in 1950. He also won the title meet Del Mar this year.
A bone broken in his neck after a spill in June 2008 has slowed his career. He chose to move to Chicago, the last year, winning the title meet at Arlington Park.
In nine-year career, he posted profit of $ 32 million more in about 7 000 housing starts; There are 918 finishes in first place.
Artieda said that Baze does rely on the family name to succeed on the runway.
"He has his own." It fought. "Thinking of many people it has been delivered, but not, it has paid its dues".
Baze is the son of the former jockey Mike Baze. An uncle Gary Baze, was also a jockey and one of his cousins is without previous leader rider Russell Baze. Another cousin, Tyler Baze, is a leading rider in California.
Stevens, said at the same time, that he sees last young Baze March 26 in the field of New Orleans.
"I saw him in the Louisiana Derby when he came to mount Nehro.". "We talked briefly but it seemed a little distant, as he had many things on his mind," said Stevens. "It was a day Derby and other things, so I understand."
"He had a great future ahead of him." You never know what happens in the mind of someone or with their personal lives, "he says. "It's such a huge loss." It is a good child and it is just a baby, you know. ?
Stevens, an analyst for NBC Sports, was still in Louisville on the coverage of the network of Kentucky Derby on Saturday. He came on the back of Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning to collect his thoughts and be friends.
"It is really difficult for everybody." I don't really know what to say. "I had a long night last night and I needed to get out of the House, he said." "" I wanted to come here and I'm glad that I was still in the city. His father will need support. ?
Stevens said that Mike Baze flew to Louisville to make funeral arrangements.
Baze has finished second by a neck in the Louisiana Derby after guiding his only victory Nehro 21 February.
Nehro finished second in the Kentucky Derby.
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