Bob Baffert has 10 days to appeal the ruling after Medina Spirit’s 2021 Kentucky Derby win was disqualified over a positive drug test.
Author: Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal
Party guests speak out about brawl involving Kentucky football players, how school handled it
Amid conflicting versions of a brawl that led to six Kentucky football players being charged with burglary, two partygoers talk about what they saw.
Owner willing to pay thousands to tweak Bob Baffert by naming horse ‘Bad Test Bob’
Owner Jerry Jamgotchian wants to name a horse ‘Bad Test Bob’ to tweak trainer Bob Baffert, and says he’s prepared to go to federal court.
‘Shall’ Medina Spirit be disqualified? The Kentucky Derby case could hinge on one word
The lawyer for Medina Spirit’s owner contends that a positive split sample should not mean automatic disqualification for the Kentucky Derby winner.
After 2019 Kentucky Derby disqualification, jockey Luis Saez is shedding his ‘reckless’ image
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Unbeaten Bob Baffert-trained horse Nadal retired after suffering leg fracture
Nadal, an unbeaten 3-year-old who was the Kentucky Derby qualifying points leader, has been retired due to a condylar fracture in his left front leg.
Opinion: Mongolian Groom’s death at Breeders’ Cup raises big concerns for veterinarians
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Opinion: Mongolian Groom’s death in Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita will haunt horse racing
Horse racing’s worst fears are realized with catastrophic breakdown by Mongolian Groom during Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Santa Anita resists California board recommendation to shut down after latest fatality
Track management choseto continue racing, and suffered its 29th fatality on Sunday when a 3-year-old filly died of an apparent heart attack.
Former Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum released from hospital following stroke
Former Louisville basketball coach Denny Crum, 82, will continue his recovery in a rehab facility after sufferinghis second stroke in two years.