June 2, 2021 Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert for 2 years after Medina Spirit's failed drug test Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for two years by Churchill Downs Incorporated on Wednesday, after Medina Spirit failed its post-race drug test following the Kentucky Derby victory.
June 2, 2021 Medina Spirit's elevated betamethasone levels confirmed in second sample, lawyer says Medina Spirit’s positive drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby in May was confirmed by a second sample, a lawyer for the horse’s owner said Wednesday.
June 1, 2021 Sam Boulmetis Sr., Hall of Fame New Jersey rider, dies at 94 Sam Boulmetis Sr., a Hall of Fame jockey who won four Monmouth Park riding titles in the 1940s and '50s during a nearly 20-year career, has died. He was 94.
June 1, 2021 Essential Quality is 2-1 morning line favorite for Belmont Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run Saturday without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit's failed drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby.
May 18, 2021 Legendary trainer under scrutiny after horse tests positive for CBD: report Bob Baffert isn’t the only legendary horse racing trainer in hot water over substances found in animals.
May 17, 2021 Bob Baffert suspended from racing in New York, may miss Belmont Stakes Legendary trainer Bob Baffert was temporarily suspended from entering horses in New York on Monday afternoon, and he will not be able to occupy stall space at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack.
May 16, 2021 Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness 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.
May 15, 2021 Rombauer wins 146th Preakness Stakes, narrowly beating Midnight Bourbon, Medina Spirit Rombauer won the 146th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Maryland on Saturday night.
May 15, 2021 Bob Baffert facing lawsuits from bettors after Medina Spirit's Kentucky Derby win: report Embattled Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is facing more trouble this week after it was revealed that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test, and now there are reportedly legal implications.Â
May 15, 2021 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.