The chance for trainer Bob Baffert to have a horse in this year’s Kentucky Derby appears to be nearing the final turn. A Kentucky judge on Thursday denied an injunction request that would have allowed Baffert-trained horses to compete in the 150th running of the Derby next month. Advertisement The legal battle stems from the , trained by Baffert and owned by Sedan. The horse tested positive post-race for a legal medication that is not permitted on race day, prompting Churchill Downs to .
The judge wrote, “The Court appreciates the once-in-a horse’s-lifetime nature of the Kentucky Derby, but the other aspects at play prevent this factor from weighing fully in favor of and injunctive relief.” Perry added that allowing Muth into the field would come at the expense of another Derby entrant and could hurt the integrity of the race. “Public trust and confidence in the integrity of the races run at Churchill Downs are essential to its business,” Perry wrote in his ruling.
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