Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby ahead of Mandaloun, ridden by Florent Geroux. Kentucky racing officials have stripped Medina Spirit of the victory over a positive test for a medication banned on race-day
LOS ANGELES – Medina Spirit has been stripped of last year’s Kentucky Derby victory and trainer Bob Baffert suspended and fined over the colt’s positive drug test last May, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) said Monday.
The Amr Zedan-owned colt — who died suddenly during a workout in California in December — tested positive for traces of betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory steroid medication that is legal in US racing but cannot be used within 14 days of competition.
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