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Q&A: Kentucky 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.
By STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press May 11, 2021 9:14am Text size Copy shortlink:
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.
Trainer Bob Baffert said Medina Spirit tested positive for the steroid betamethasone. Baffert said the test showed 21 picograms of betamethasone. While a picogram is a trillionth of a gram, the test is for pi
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit WILL be allowed to race in this week s 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 Saturday s race subject to additional testing and monitoring
Trainer Bob Baffert has blamed Medina Spirit s failed drug test an antifungal medication that was used to treat Medina Spirit for dermatitis
Medina Spirit and two other horses trained by the Hall of Fame trainer will be under extra scrutiny in the days leading up to the second leg of the Triple Crow
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 racing s Triple Crown, is set for Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
Baffert s 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 Derby that would end with the horse s victory there being voided if it is positive.
Another Baffert horse, the filly Beautiful Gift, is entered to run in the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico on Friday, and will be subject to the same conditions, according to Tuesday s statement.