Michael Baze, a jockey found dead in his car at Churchill Downs last month, was killed by an accidental overdose of cocaine and a prescription pain medication, a Kentucky coroner has ruled.
Jim Wesley, deputy coroner for Jefferson County, said the cause of death was multiple substance intoxication after finding major amounts of cocaine and the pain medication Oxymorphone in Baze’s system.
Baze, 24, was found in his car near the stables of the famed Louisville track, home to the US horseracing Classic the Kentucky Derby.
Baze, who faced a cocaine possession charge when he died, earned more than $US32 million in a nine-year career.
The son of former jockey Mike Baze is a cousin of Russell Baze, the all-time record holder for the number of winning rides in North American racing history.
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