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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 The crown jewels of American thoroughbred horseracing are the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes.  Together, they are known as the “Triple Crown,” and winning all three in a single year—an immensely difficult feat—is the pinnacle of horseracing in the United States. Robert Baffert, a seven-time Kentucky Derby winner, is one of only a few racehorse trainers who have won the Triple Crown, and one of only two trainers to have two horses win the Triple Crown.  Recently, however, Mr. Baffert has made headlines not for the success of ...

Kentucky Derby bettors have filed another proposed class action over winning horse Medina Spirit's alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs, this time placing some blame on race operator Churchill Downs, which they claim should've barred the horse's owner, seven-time winner Robert Baffert, from entering the race in the first place.

Posted on 836 A group of horseplayers who placed bets on the 2021 Kentucky Derby filed a purported class action lawsuit against Robert Baffert, the trainer of the horse who finished first in the race, Medina Spirit, and against the owner of the horse, Zedan Racing Stables. It was announced on May 8 th that Medina Spirit tested positive in a post-race test for the banned drug, betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid. In 2020, Robert Baffert had four different post-race drug tests come back positive. If Medina Spirit is disqualif...