Trainer suspended after 2 horses die during Kentucky Derby Week
Saffie Joseph Jr. was suspended indefinitely by Churchill Downs Incorporated after two horses under his supervision suddenly died following races in the Kentucky Derby.
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Four horses die during Kentucky Derby Week
Churchill Downs Racetrack in a statement called the deaths "highly unusual" and "completely unacceptable."
Trainer on Kentucky Derby winner failing drug test
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that his barn has been told Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test. In a Sunday morning press conference at Churchill Downs, Baffert said Medina Spirit was found to have 21 picograms of the steroid betamethasone, double the legal threshold in Kentucky racing, in a postrace sample. Watch part of his remarks here and read more here.
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There was already no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year as Derby winner Rich Strike was not entered into Saturday's race.
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The historic track suspended Baffert through 2023 and cited a recent spate of failed drug tests by his horses including now-deceased colt Medina Spirit after he won the Kentucky Derby.
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The news comes more than two months after Medina Spirit collapsed and died following a workout at Santa Anita.
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