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Photo Courtesy of Twitter @PreaknessStakes The 2 nd leg of the Triple Crown the Preakness Stakes is being run on Saturday and despite all the recent controversy Kentucky Derby Medina Spirit will run in the race. Medina Spirit is still in the midst of a possible doping scandal pertaining to his Derby win as his trainer Bob Baffert which is while Baffert will not be in attendance at Pimlico on Saturday. There will be two other Derby holdovers in the race taking their 2 nd shot at Medina Spirit 6 th place finisher Midnight Bourbon and 7 th place finisher Keepmeinmind. Leading the new shooters is...

The conversation this week should be about how Medina Spirit ran a sensational race at the Kentucky Derby, raving about how the horse’s rags-to-riches story is just the type of feel-good tale that the world needs in some brutally difficult times.

All eyes are on the Preakness to see what will happen next in horse racing’s latest chapter of drama. “If Medina Spirit goes and wins the Preakness on Saturday, the general public is going to just immediately say, ‘Oh, well, look, there’s still something funny going on,’” NBC Sports betting analyst Matt Bernier said. “If he doesn’t run well for whatever reason, the general public will still look at it and say, ‘See, something funny was going on in the Kentucky Derby.’ It’s a no-win situation for Bob Baffert, for everyone involved with the horse and for the industry as a...

Medina Spirit (John Velazquez) Medina Spirit has an All-Star Triple Crown team behind him. Baffert owns seven wins each at the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and jockey John Velazquez has six victories at Triple Crown races.  Velazquez has won three of the last five Kentucky Derbies and became the first rider since Victor Espinoza in 2014 and 2015 to win back-to-back races at Churchill Downs on May 2.  Medina Spirit does have one trend going against him, as three of the last 10 favorites took first at the Preakness.  However, the counter to that trend is two of the three horses to wi...

USA TODAY The second leg of horse racing's triple crown is always brimming with intrigue. The 146th running of the Preakness Stakes is no different, but not for the usual reason. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, trained by the legendary Bob Baffert, enters as the betting favorite, though both horse and trainer are surrounded by controversy. Following Medina Spirit's Derby win he tested positive for a substance that is banned on race day, putting his victory in doubt for the time. He has since tested negative and will therefore be allowed to enter the Preakness. Baffert has taken his lumps...