Kentucy Derby winner Medina Spirit faces being stripped of the title after a positive doping case
WASHINGTON – Legendary trainer Bob Baffert insisted he was innocent of wrongdoing on Monday in the wake of the failed drugs test against Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit that has left US racing in turmoil.
Medina Spirit could be only the second Kentucky Derby winner in history to be stripped of the title for doping offenses after traces of the steroid betamethasone were found in the horse’s system.
It is the latest in a series of doping cases that have rocked Baffert’s stable in recent years, and leaves the Hall of Fame trainer risking a lengthy ban from the sport if confirmed.
Baffert on Monday told Fox News in an interview he had never cheated, and said his immediate suspension by Churchill Downs race…
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