Beth Harris May 24, 2021 - 1:42 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) â The California Horse Racing Board will honor any action against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert by other states if his license is suspended or revoked after a hearing and due process.
Churchill Downs in Kentucky and the New York Racing Associationâs Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga tracks have temporarily banned Baffert from entering races or using stalls in their states after Baffert announced that Derby winner Medina Spirit had failed a post-race drug test.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the New York State Gaming Commission have yet to take action against Baffertâs license.
California officials take wait-and-see approach with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert
LOS ANGELES The California Horse Racing Board will honor any action against Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert by other states if his license is suspended or revoked after a hearing and due process.
Churchill Downs in Kentucky and the New York Racing Association s Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga tracks have temporarily banned Baffert from entering races or using stalls in their states after Baffert announced that Derby winner Medina Spirit had failed a post-race drug test.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the New York State Gaming Commission have yet to take action against Baffert s license.
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Bob Baffert and Medina Spirit, the morning after the May 1 Kentucky Derby
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) is aware of the situation surrounding Bob Baffert and the alleged positive relative to the Kentucky Derby.
Racetracks in Kentucky and New York have temporarily precluded Mr. Baffert from entering horses and/or using stalls. To date, the regulatory bodies in those two states – the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and the New York State Gaming Commission – have not taken any action against Mr. Baffert s license. They face the same issue the CHRB does in that regulators cannot suspend or revoke occupational licenses without a hearing and due process. Should any regulatory body take action against any licensee, we would reciprocate that action in California.