Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit this month, on Sunday said the dark bay colt had failed a drugs test.
Baffert said a post-race sample provided by Medina Spirit had tested positive for 21 picograms of the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone, over the legal limit in Kentucky racing.
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez had secured a half-length victory over Mandaloun in the 19-horse Kentucky Derby on May 1. read more
Baffert’s camp were informed of the news by Kentucky officials on Saturday, but the 68-year-old denied giving…
