Medina Spirit to start from No. 3 post at Preakness
Medina Spirit will start from the third position in Saturday s Preakness Stakes. Coming in as a 9-5 favourite, the Bob Baffert trained horse is still eligible to run in the second leg of American horse racing s triple crown despite controversy surrounding its Kentucky Derby win.
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Medina Spirit will start from the third position in Saturday s Preakness Stakes.
Medina Spirit will start from the No. 3 post as 9-5 favorite in Preakness. Bob Baffert s other horse, Concert Tour, will start from No. 10 as the 5-2 second choice.
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John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit leads Florent Geroux on Mandaloun and Flavien Prat riding Hot Rod Charlie to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Jeff Roberson
Jockey John Velazquez, left, watches as trainer Bob Baffert holds up the winner s trophy after they victory with Medina Spirit in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Jeff Roberson
John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit throws a rose after his victory in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Jeff Roberson
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Medina Spirit’s win over Mandaloun in the Derby stands for now. To be clear, if the findings are upheld, Medina Spirit’s results in the Kentucky Derby will be invalidated and Mandaloun will be declared the winner, Churchill Downs officials said in a statement shortly after Baffert held a hastily planned morning news conference outside his barn to announce and respond to the allegations. The track said failure to comply with the rules and medication protocols jeopardizes the safety of horses and jockeys, the sport’s integrity and the Derby’s reputation. Churchill Downs will not tolerate it, the statement read. Given the seriousness of the alleged offence, Churchill Downs will immediately suspend Bob Baffert, the trainer of Medina Spirit, from entering any horses at Churchill Downs Racetrack.