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Preakness stakes has a winner. rombauer came down strong across the stretch to finish just had of midnight bourbon and medina spirit. rombauer had 11-to-1 odds to win. it ends the triple crown hopes for medina spirit and bob baffert, the trainer. he nearly avoided disqualification following failed drug tests as well. more "the week" with joshua johnson after the break. more "t johnson after the break. we can not be la te. (brother) there's a road right there. (brother) that's a cat. wait, just hold madi's headpiece. (sister) no. seriously? (brother) his name is whiskers. (bride) what happened ...

>> these horses don't live in a bubble. they're in an open farm, people are touching them. you went from the derby, after the derby everybody's up there touching -- i mean, there's so many ways these horses can get contaminated. and when they're testing at these ridiculously low levels, and i've been saying it for over a career now, this is going to get -- over a year now, this is going to get innocent people in trouble. arthel: what kind of conversations are you and fellow trainers having about all of this? >> well, you know, i do agree with bob in that it's kind of gotten crazy where the, yo...

Significant difference. they are generally used for anti-inflammatory purposes. they will be often in things like hydro cortisone cream that you will have if you have allergic determine tights or something like that. so, you know, all of that be the concerning, but according to the records that we have reviewed and received, it's consistent with it being used for a determine dermatitis or skin issue on the horse. janice: i want you to listen to what he compared this too. >> that type of steroid. people hear decide thinks of something that builds muscle this. is therapeutic thing like at at all...

Past years. and medina spirit was found to have in the system. and earlier this week, baffert defended himself with bill hemmer. >> they're testing at these pico grams levels. america doesn't know about that. it's like a salt grain in an olympic sized pool and he had 21pico grams which had as no effect at all anyway. it's a legal drug. >> and medina spirit passed three drug tests before the preakness and awaiting results from the kentucky derby so they can value late the legendary win. >> and lucas tomlinson, i've got my money on the other horse that baffert trains, concert.

Thoroughbred racing despite when broke for now, of course, baffert had to answer to 5 high profile drug investigations in past two years roughly 30 in his career. many trainers in addition to motion saying racing itself to blame from medina spirit found to have excessive trace of a e lisle antiinflammatory drug in his system and didn't make a trip here to maryland and back home in california he defended himself with bill hammer and dana earlier this week. >> so many ways these horses get contaminated and when they're testing at these really ridiculously low levels and i've been saying it for o...