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Medina Spirit stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby title for positive drug test
The news comes more than two months after Medina Spirit collapsed and died following a workout at Santa Anita.
Medical exam finds no definitive cause of Medina Spirit's death
The colt collapsed and died after a workout on December 6 at Santa Anita.
2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies
Medina Spirit, the first-place finisher at the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died after a workout at a California race track.
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies following workout
Trainer Bob Baffert said Medina Spirit died at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.
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Churchill Downs suspends trainer Bob Baffert for two years
Medina Spirit could soon become the second horse in the Kentucky Derby's history to be disqualified over a failed drug test.
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Medina Spirit will compete in Preakness after passing drug tests
The announcement comes after the horse tested positive for the steroid betamethasone in a sample taken after the Derby.
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If Medina Spirit fails a second drug test, the horse will be stripped of its title.
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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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