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The last big card at Belmont Park this year features Saturday's Belmont Derby Invitational and Belmont Oaks — two turf races for three-year-old colts and
(Reuters) - Churchill Downs has extended trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024, saying he has not been honest about the failed drug test of Me...
Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby and other races for an additional year. Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban at least through the 2024 calendar year, citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.” Baffert initially was suspended for two years after 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test and ...
In a statement, Churchill Downs said Bob Baffert continues to peddle false narratives about Medina Spirit's failed drug test. The company went on to say it will reevaluate Baffert's status after 2024.
Trainer Bob Baffert walks off the track after his horse Arabian Lion won The Woody Stephens on June 10 ahead of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.