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In one corner, you have Baffert, who soiled his reputation as the master of Derby preparation when Medina Spirit was taken down as the 2021 Derby winner. In the other
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert says on social media that he has asked attorneys to end his appeal of Medina Spirit's disqualification as 2021 Kentucky Derby winner after the now-deceased colt failed a postrace drug test that detected the steroid betamethasone in his system. The two-time Triple Crown winner had appealed his disqualification by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission nearly two years ago for using the topical ointment, which is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby next year after Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the organizer of the horse race and owner of the famed racetrack, extended his suspension through the end of 2024.
Bob Baffert returns to the Triple Crown series after a two-year absence. He hopes National Treasure can win Saturday in a depleted Preakness Stakes field.