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Medina Spirit, the original winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, has been disqualified posthumously following a Monday ruling from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.Medina Spirit tested positive for an illegal steroid following the race. Monday’s decision follows months of litigation and laboratory tests.
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Embattled Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will run in this weekend’s Preakness Stakes.The Maryland Jockey Club and a lawyer for trainer Bob Baffert…
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Trainer Bob Baffert says Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that caused the…
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Churchill Downs has indefinitely suspended Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The announcement came following a Sunday morning news conference where…
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Key employees at the Churchill Downs racetrack may strike on Derby Day. Representatives for the track’s workers’ union said they haven’t been able to come…
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Activists are calling on the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to ban Derby favorite Essential Quality and his owner, the ruler of Dubai. The activists…
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Louisville will clear out homeless camps ahead of the Kentucky Derby again.Officials posted notices that camps on Liberty Street downtown near Wayside…
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Authentic has won the 146th Kentucky Derby in a quiet Churchill Downs.The horse is trained by Bob Baffert and was ridden by jockey John Velazquez.…
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A coalition of activist groups is renewing their calls against the Kentucky Derby, a day before the 146th running at Churchill Downs.Groups including…