Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs over 2-year suspension
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.
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.
The news comes more than two months after Medina Spirit collapsed and died following a workout at Santa Anita.
The colt collapsed and died after a workout on December 6 at Santa Anita.
Medina Spirit, the first-place finisher at the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died after a workout at a California race track.
Trainer Bob Baffert said Medina Spirit died at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
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The New York Racing Association suspended the Hall of Fame trainer after his horse, Medina Spirit, failed a post-race drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby racetrack suspended trainer Bob Baffert for two years after his horse Medina Spirit failed its second drug test. David Begnaud has the latest.
Medina Spirit could soon become the second horse in the Kentucky Derby's history to be disqualified over a failed drug test.
Trainer Bob Baffert's attorney confirmed that a second drug test has come back positive for Medina Spirit, putting the horse's Kentucky Derby victory in jeopardy. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has more.
The temporary suspension prevents Baffert from entering any horses to race at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack.
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The announcement comes after the horse tested positive for the steroid betamethasone in a sample taken after the Derby.
If Medina Spirit fails a second drug test, the horse will be stripped of its title.
The trainer claimed the horse or the test sample could have been contaminated.
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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