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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.
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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.
The colt collapsed and died after a workout on December 6 at Santa Anita.
The New York Racing Association has charged Bob Baffert with detrimental conduct and scheduled a hearing for the two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer to respond to those allegations.
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.
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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