Medina Spirit to race at Preakness, trainer says positive drug test came after treatment with ointment

The news that the colt will be able to race comes after trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that the horse had been treated before the Derby with an ointment containing the steroid betamethasone.

Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer who has won the Preakness a record seven times, is not expected at the Baltimore race.

“Following the Santa Anita Derby, Medina Spirit developed dermatitis on his hind end. I had him checked out by my veterinarian who recommended the use of an anti-fungal ointment called Otomax. The veterinary recommendation was to apply this ointment daily to give the…