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The Bob Baffert-trained horse was clean in the first of three additional tests The tests were mandated after the colt tested positive for the steroid betamethasone following the Kentucky Derby Baffert said Tuesday that he believed an ointment used to treat dermatitis was responsible for the results He initially said Sunday that he did not know how the drug had entered the horses system The results of the other two tests are expected later today 

Medina Spirit, a 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert for owner Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing Stables, went wire to wire under jockey John Valazquez to win the Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Derby win, a record seventh for Baffert, could be overturned if a second round of testing, known as a split sample, also shows the presence of betamethasone. The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium states that betamethasone is “widely used in equine veterinary...

Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert admits to using ointment with steroid after Kentucky Derby horse tests positive Updated: 12 May 2021, 5:52 MEDINA Spirit’s trainer has admitted to using ointment containing steroids after the Kentucky Derby horse tested positive for steroids. Bob Baffert, 68, said in a statement on Tuesday the horse had undergone treatment before the big race with an ointment containing the steroid betamethasone. 6 Bob Baffert said he had an anti-fungal ointment called Otomax...

About That Connection Between SGF-1000 And Dexamethasone Sponsored by: When news broke last weekend that Medina Spirit had tested positive for the corticosteroid betamethasone, Paulick Report staff received several questions from readers asking about a phone conversation intercepted by federal agents. Court documents from the federal indictments of March 2020 recalled a conversation between trainer Jason Servis and veterinarian Dr. Kristian Rhein in which they were discussing a substa...

Equine industry leaders in the horse capital say nothing malicious going on with Medina Spirit Julia Laude © Provided by Gainesville WCJB-TV Bob Baffert and Medina Spirit OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Betamethasone is an anti-inflammatory drug often used to help ease joint pain in horses. 
It is a legal drug, but on Derby Day, there is a zero tolerance policy on any and all substances in a horses system. 
After claiming he did not treat the horse with betamethasone, Trainer Bob Ba...

The presence of any betamethasone is not allowed in horses that are racing. But the findings can be challenged.

Q&A: Kentucky Derby winners failed test latest in horse doping Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, once again raising questions about horse doping.  By STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press May 11, 2021 — 9:14am Te...

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit WILL be allowed to race in this weeks Preakness Stakes with extra testing as suspended trainer Bob Baffert insists antifungal steroid ointment is to blame for failed drug test Preakness officials said they are allowing Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit to enter Saturdays race subject to additional testing and monitoring  Trainer Bob Baffert has blamed Medina Spirits failed drug test  an antifungal medication that was used to treat Medina Spirit for derma...

The announcement said there will be "rigorous testing and monitoring" of Medina Spirit and another Baffert-trained horse, Concert Tour, which also is set to run in the Preakness. The 146th running of the Preakness, which is the second jewel of thoroughbred racings Triple Crown, is set for Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Bafferts lawyer earlier had threatened to seek a court injunction if Medina Spirit was barred from Preakness Stakes, as the trainer awaits a second drug test from ...

The announcement said there will be "rigorous testing and monitoring" of Medina Spirit and another Baffert-trained horse, Concert Tour, which also is set to run in the Preakness. The 146th running of the Preakness, which is the second jewel of thoroughbred racings Triple Crown, is set for Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Bafferts lawyer earlier had threatened to seek a court injunction if Medina Spirit was barred from Preakness Stakes, as the trainer awaits a second drug test from ...