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Churchill Downs lifts suspension of trainer Bob Baffert following Medina Spirit's failed drug test
Read full article: Churchill Downs lifts suspension of trainer Bob Baffert following Medina Spirit's failed drug testChurchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to resume racing his horses at the historic track and partner facilities after more than three years of banishment for a failed postrace drug test of 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.
Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024
Read full article: Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024Churchill Downs is extending trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024 citing continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses.
Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanized
Read full article: Baffert back from ban, wins Preakness with National Treasure after another horse euthanizedBob Baffert’s National Treasure has won the Preakness Stakes, hours after another of the Hall of Famer's horses was euthanized on the track with a racing injury.
Mo.-based company hired to police drugs in US horse racing
Read full article: Mo.-based company hired to police drugs in US horse racingA deal for Drug Free Sport International to police medication in horse racing is in place two months before the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority takes effect.
Baffert denied stay of suspension by Kentucky commission
Read full article: Baffert denied stay of suspension by Kentucky commissionKentucky’s racing director has denied Bob Baffert’s request to stay his suspension by stewards in their ruling that also disqualified Medina Spirit as Kentucky Derby winner.
Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California
Read full article: Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in CaliforniaThe 3-year-old colt whose Kentucky Derby victory in May came under scrutiny because of a positive drug test has collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita in Southern California.
Ointment led to Medina Spirit's failed test after Ky Derby
Read full article: Ointment led to Medina Spirit's failed test after Ky DerbyAn attorney for trainer Bob Baffert says split-sample urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection.
Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer Baffert
Read full article: Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer BaffertA New York federal judge seems sympathetic to horse trainer Bob Baffert's claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association was unconstitutional after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.
Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Baffert suspended 2 years
Read full article: Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Baffert suspended 2 yearsTrainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for two years by Churchill Downs after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone in the Kentucky Derby winner's system.
California officials take wait-and-see approach with Baffert
Read full article: California officials take wait-and-see approach with BaffertThe California Horse Racing Board says it will honor any action against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert by other states if his license is suspended or revoked after a hearing and due process.
New York suspends Bob Baffert pending Kentucky Derby probe
Read full article: New York suspends Bob Baffert pending Kentucky Derby probeBob Baffert has been temporarily suspended from entering horses at New York racetracks pending an investigation of the failed drug test by Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.
Analysis: Picking Medina Spirit in Preakness is a shaky play
Read full article: Analysis: Picking Medina Spirit in Preakness is a shaky playThe conversation this week should be about how Medina Spirit ran a sensational race at the Kentucky Derby, raving about how the horse’s rags-to-riches story is just the type of feel-good tale that the world needs in some brutally difficult times.
Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testing
Read full article: Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testingThe Preakness is allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturday's race subject to additional testing and monitoring following the colt’s failed drug test after the Derby.
Bob Baffert: Antifungal meds given to Medina Spirit had steroid
Read full article: Bob Baffert: Antifungal meds given to Medina Spirit had steroidTrainer Bob Baffert says Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that may have caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test.
EXPLAINER: Derby winner's failed test latest in horse doping
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Derby winner's failed test latest in horse dopingKentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's failed postrace drug test has put doping horses back in the spotlight when the sport would rather have the focus on the Triple Crown.
Medina Spirit heads to Preakness, minus trainer Bob Baffert
Read full article: Medina Spirit heads to Preakness, minus trainer Bob BaffertKentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes while trainer Bob Baffert says he won’t attend the race to avoid being a distraction in the wake of scrutiny following the colt’s failed postrace drug test.
Baffert mulling Medina Spirit's next step after Derby win
Read full article: Baffert mulling Medina Spirit's next step after Derby winAs Bob Baffert digests a record seventh Kentucky Derby win that even caught him off guard, the Hall of Fame trainer and Medina Spirit’s connections must determine whether the colt will turn around quickly for the Preakness on May 15.
Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win
Read full article: Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby winMedina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race’s 147-year history with seven victories.
The Latest: Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Derby win
Read full article: The Latest: Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Derby winMedina Spirit has won the 147th Kentucky Derby by a half-length over Mandaloun to give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh victory in the premier race for 3-year-olds.
Rock Your World rocks win in Santa Anita Derby; Baffert 2nd
Read full article: Rock Your World rocks win in Santa Anita Derby; Baffert 2ndRock Your World won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 4 1/4 lengths over 4-5 favorite Medina Spirit, preventing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert from earning his 10th win in the West Coast’s prep for the Kentucky Derby.