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Won on the first of may, giving his trainer, bob baffert, a record seventh victory in the race. baffert now revealed that the horse tested positive for a banned substance after the race. he strongly denies wrongdoing. mark lobel reports. man: here he is! "here he is", indeed, trainer bob baffert parades his long—shot kentucky derby record—breaking winner, medina spirit, describing this latest twist as the biggest gut punch in racing for something he claims he didn't do. all i can tell you is that, um, betamethasone, even though it is an allowed drug, therapeutic medication, i — we did no...

>> good morning to you, bill. bob baffert says it is all an injustice and he plans on racing medina spirit in the preakness stakes coming up in baltimore this saturday ahead of the big race here at belmont park in new york. it all depends on what happens next here. after medina spirit won the kentucky derby the horse tested positive for the anti-inflammatory steroid. according to churchill downs there will be a second test. it is called a split sample. but the hall of fame trainer has been suspended from entering any horses at that track. in a statement a spokesperson for the track writes fail...

Tolerate it. baffert is denying any wrongdoing. listen. >> i got the biggest gut punch in racing for something i didn't do. this is really disturbing. it is an injustice to the horse. i feel like here you win a race and you are still not to me -- i don't know what's going on in racing right now. there is something not right. >> if the horse is disqualified it will be stripped of the derby title and 1.86 million purse. the good news for the betters, bill, no matter what happens, they get to keep their money. their winnings. >> bill: thanks. we'll hear from medina spirit's legendary trainer bob ...

Brian: and a way to inspire people to get a vaccine who might be reluctant to say i don't want to miss this parade i'm going to get it. steve: well the attorney made a good case and let's see if the police gives them a% mit. ainsley: maybe deblasio will open it backup, because he opened it up because of the backlash, so reach out to his office, if you feel like you're one of those that wants the parade to continue. steve: we would like the news to continue and for that we turn to jillian. jillian: good morning, overnight , a delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a bird str...

Speaking out against the defund the police movement in the wake of the shooting with wang promising to have the department's back. back to you guys. jillian: ashley, thank you. todd: the white house covid response coordinator pressed on president biden's mask wearing while indoors. watch. >> i think everyone is tired and wearing a mask can be a pain but we're getting there. the cdc guidance across time will allow vaccinated people more and more privileges to take off that mask. >> why does president biden in a room full of vaccinated journalists with everybody in the room vaccinated, why does ...