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03.06.2021 / 00:21

Medina Spirit's failed drug test confirmed; Baffert suspended 2 years

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Bob Baffert is on track to have his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory taken away and won't be able to run any horses in the prestigious race for the next two years.Churchill Downs on Wednesday suspended the Hall of Fame trainer for two years after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed the presence of the steroid betamethasone in the Kentucky Derby winner’s system.

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New York suspends Bob Baffert pending Kentucky Derby probe

Bob Baffert was suspended Monday from entering horses at New York racetracks, pending an investigation into Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's failed postrace drug test.

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Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness

BALTIMORE – After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare moment to celebrate at the Preakness when unheralded Rombauer gave owners John and Diane Fradkin and trainer Michael McCarthy a victory in their first Triple Crown race.

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11-1 Rombauer wins Preakness after skipping Kentucky Derby

BALTIMORE – Preakness champion Rombauer's trainer, Michael McCarthy, lobbied hard to get the bay colt entered into the Kentucky Derby.

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Rombauer springs big Preakness upset, Medina Spirit third

BALTIMORE – Rombauer romped to an 11-1 upset victory in the Preakness on Saturday, denying Bob Baffert-trained Kentucky Derby winner Medina Sprint the chance at a Triple Crown that would have come with a giant asterisk.

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Medina Spirit passes drug tests, cleared to run in Preakness

BALTIMORE – Medina Spirit has passed three rounds of prerace drug testing and been cleared to run in the Preakness on Saturday.

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Preakness Stakes: Medina Spirit’s failed drug test looms over Saturday’s race

BALTIMORE - In most years, the buzz surrounding the Preakness Stakes is about whether the Kentucky Derby winner can keep their triple crown hopes alive.But this year's race is nearly overshadowed by a doping scandal that threatens to disqualify Bob Baffert’s Medina Spirit before the race even begins.The Derby winner failed a post-race drug test after testing positive for 21 picograms of betamethasone.The Maryland Jockey Club and 1/ST Racing reached an agreement Tuesday with trainer Baffert that will permit Medina Spirit to run the second leg of the Triple Crown so long as Baffert subjects the horse to extra testing and monitoring.If Medina Spirit tests positive again, the horse will not be allowed to compete.RELATED: Kentucky Derby winner

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Baffert in spotlight for wrong reasons going into Preakness

BALTIMORE – Even though Bob Baffert isn't at Pimlico Race Course this week, his shadow hangs over the Preakness, the Triple Crown and horse racing.

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Law to police doping in horse races not in play 'til 2022

For five years, a bill that would place the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in charge of fighting illicit drug use in horse racing went nowhere in Congress. In 2020, it finally passed — but that milestone came too late to resolve the crisis that enveloped the sport and its latest Kentucky Derby winner this week.

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be allowed to race, subject to additional testing

LOUISVILLE, KY - MAY 01: Medina Spirit (8) ridden by John Velasquez leads on the inside coming through the final turn and wins the 147th Running of the Kentucky Derby on May 1, 2021 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Spurlock 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, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday.In a statement issued by his lawyer, Baffert said Medina Spirit was treated for dermatitis with the ointment once a day leading up to the May 1 race and that equine pharmacology experts have told him this could explain the test results.

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Preakness allows Medina Spirit to enter with extra testing

BALTIMORE – Preakness officials said Tuesday they are allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturday’s race subject to additional testing and monitoring.

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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit given ointment containing steroid, trainer Baffert says

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Baffert: Anti-fungal meds given to Derby winner had steroid

BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday.

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EXPLAINER: Derby winner's failed test latest in horse doping

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, once again raising questions about horse doping in the sport when the colt's blood sample was found to be in violation of the state's medication protocols for racehorses.

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Medina Spirit heads to Preakness, minus trainer Bob Baffert

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes while trainer Bob Baffert said Monday that he won’t attend the race to avoid being a distraction in the wake of scrutiny following the colt’s failed postrace drug test.

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Baffert says Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said Sunday that his barn has been told Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, the latest doping scandal for horse racing and arguably the sport’s premier trainer.

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Baffert mulling Medina Spirit's next step after Derby win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Medina Spirit’s surprising Kentucky Derby victory gave Bob Baffert a good problem to have — figuring out where to hang another sign on his barn’s already crowded wall of glory.

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Medina Spirit gives Baffert record 7th Kentucky Derby win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Medina Spirit fought off three challengers in the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby by a half-length, making Bob Baffert the winningest trainer in the race’s 147-year history with seven.

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With fans and flowery hats, Derby is back at old home in May

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The bourbon is flowing again, flowery hats and humans are on the scene and 19 horses are ready to run the most chaotic race of their lives. After being disrupted by a pandemic, the Kentucky Derby is back with many of its traditions intact.

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Arkansas racing officials vote not to suspend Bob Baffert

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Tuesday successfully appealed his 15-day suspension to the Arkansas Racing Commission, allowing the six-time Kentucky Derby winner to resume preparations to run Medina Spirit in next weekend's Derby.

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Arkansas officials hear Baffert's appeal of drug positives

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, fined and suspended last year by Arkansas racing officials for a pair of drug positives, sat through nearly nine hours of testimony Monday on the first day of his appeal hearing.

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Improbable is 5-2 favorite for Breeders' Cup Classic

Improbable has drawn the No. 8 post position for the Breeders’ Cup Classic and is the 5-2 morning line favorite for the marquee race of the season-ending World Championships at Keeneland.One of three Bob Baffert-trained entries in the $6 million race for 3-year-olds and up, Improbable will have Irad Ortiz Jr.

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Authentic's future could include rematch against Tiz the Law

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Briefly off the radar to set himself straight, Authentic now might have to get used to having a target on his back.Bob Baffert’s latest star achieved that by blowing past Kentucky Derby favorite Tiz the Law to win going away Saturday at Churchill Downs. Though Authentic shattered hopes for a Triple Crown winner this year, he raised questions about what he’ll do for an encore, which could include a possible rematch against Tiz the Law at the Preakness in Baltimore on Oct.

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Authentic wins Ky. Derby, gives Baffert tying 6th victory

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Authentic led all the way to win a Kentucky Derby unlike any other, kicking away from heavy favorite Tiz the Law in the stretch and giving Bob Baffert a record-tying sixth victory on Saturday after the trainer’s other entry was a late scratch.Authentic won by 1 1/4 lengths without the usual crowd of 150,000 on hand at Churchill Downs because of the coronavirus pandemic. The bay colt ran 1 1/4 miles in 2:00.61 under John Velazquez, who earned his third Derby victory.Sent off at 3-5 as the biggest Derby favorite in 31 years, Tiz the Law stalked Authentic on the outside before challenging at the top of the stretch.

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Tiz the Law is a big favorite in a Derby unlike any other

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in seersucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses — Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite in 31 years — but just about everything else makes the 146th edition unlike any other.“It's going to be weird,” said five-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert.None of the cheering — or cursing after losing wagers — from 150,000 fans will be heard this year at Churchill Downs, where America’s longest continuously held sports event will go on Saturday, four months later than usual.

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Bob Baffert suspended 15 days by Arkansas racing officials

LOS ANGELES – Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for 15 days by the Arkansas Racing Commission after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance.The commission said Wednesday in a ruling that the suspension runs from Aug. 1 -15.

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What Would Have Been: Triple Crown finale and French finals

The final leg of horse racing's Triple Crown would have been set and the French Open finals would have been contested this week if not for the coronavirus pandemic. While NASCAR is staying busy on the track, and there are signals that other sports could be working toward a return, The Associated Press looks at some other sporting events that had been scheduled the week of June 1-7:

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Nadal off Triple Crown trail after injury at Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES – Nadal, one of trainer Bob Baffert’s early favorites for the Triple Crown, injured his ankle after a workout at Santa Anita on Thursday and is out of contention for the series.

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Reports: 2 horses trained by Bob Baffert fail drug tests

LOS ANGELES – Two horses from the barn of two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert have tested positive for a banned substance, according to published reports.

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AP Was There: American Pharoah gives trainer a long-awaited 4th Derby win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than a dozen thoroughbreds had come up a race short of becoming racing’s first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. American Pharoah ended the 37-year drought in 2015 by winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. His historic quest began with the Derby at Churchill Downs and the following story on thar race was sent May 2, 2015. It is being republished now with the Derby and the Triple Crown season upended by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baffert rallies for return of live racing at Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES – Kentucky Derby-winning trainers Bob Baffert and Doug O'Neill joined horse racing advocates rallying outside a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday in an effort to convince government officials to allow the resumption of live racing at Santa Anita.

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