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18.05.2021 / 00:05

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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Medina Spirit's elevated betamethasone levels confirmed in second sample, lawyer says

confirmed by a second sample, a lawyer for the horse’s owner said Wednesday.A lab at the University of California, Davis, confirmed that the additional post-race sample tested positive for an elevated level of betamethasone, Clark Brewster, the lawyer for Amr Zedan, who owns Media Spirit, told The New York Times. Brewster told the newspaper the lab did not test the blood or urine samples for other compounds, "which could prove the trace positive came from an inadvertent and materially inconsequential contamination sourced from a topical ointment used to treat Medina Spirit for a skin lesion on his hip."RELATED: Churchill Downs suspends trainer after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug testMedina Spirit could be

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Analysis: Picking Medina Spirit in Preakness is a shaky play

The 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.

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Midnight Bourbon, Concert Tour are top Preakness challengers

BALTIMORE – Midnight Bourdon hopes to take a path to the winner's circle at the Preakness that has successfully been run before — 30 years ago.

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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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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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