Jockey John Velazquez, left, watches as trainer Bob Baffert holds up the winner's trophy after they victory with Medina Spirit in the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Louisville, Ky.
“Churchill Downs will not tolerate it,” the statement said. “Given the seriousness of the alleged offense, Churchill Downs will immediately suspend Bob Baffert, the trainer of Medina Spirit, from entering any horses at Churchill Downs Racetrack. Flanked by his attorney Craig Robertson in a morning news conference at Churchill Downs on Sunday, Baffert said his barn was told that Medina Spirit was found to have 21 picograms of the steroid betamethasone, double the legal threshold in Kentucky racing, in a postrace sample in the latest doping scandal for horse racing and arguably the sport’s premier trainer.Baffert said his camp received the word of the positive test from Kentucky officials on Saturday.
“We’re going to show them everything. One thing about it in California, everything is documented every day what the horse gets. This horse was never treated with that. He’s a great horse, he doesn’t deserve this. He ran a gallant race.”, giving Baffert his record-setting seventh victory in the race that starts the Triple Crown season. Medina Spirit is still expected to race in the Preakness, the Triple Crown’s second jewel, on Saturday.
On Sunday, Baffert was adamant that Medina Spirit was not given betamethasone. He planned to submit hair, blood and DNA samples as part of the process, and stressed that his operation has been careful in following protocols.
The cream is a decoy and distraction. Maybe he learned that from watching Lance Armstrong. Dope for performance effect and lie. If caught doping then say oops I used that cream that I forgot contains a small amount of banned substance that has no effect.
It's the old 'groomer peed in the hay' excuse!
And he should be out
Anybody wearing shades like that Should be investigated for fraud With the acception of Bono
Call out the owner of the horse, the jockey and anyone else involved. It obviously wasn't the horse that did that shit to itself. I feel bad for the horse, I don't feel bad for the human excrement surrounding the horse injecting it for their profit. Losers need to be exposed
MedinaSpirit is not the Drug Cheat because she did not have anything to gain. If anything, she would have ended up being humped more often for money. Will the REAL CHEAT please stand up and get stuffed by the horse racing community!
Sick disgusting sport.
SoundOFF13 Lots of long faces after hearing this news.
SoundOFF13 Horse racing is dying a slow death, due to this kind of stuff.
I see he’s taking the formers President’s approach to getting caught red handed.
Racing is so cruel. 1000's die each year. When horses are no longer making money, they are sent to auction (slaughter)
lookner Was Brady involved?😂😂
They should let the jockeys get high and race on sober horses.
Why didn’t they get the drug test results before the horses ran the race!? 👀🧐🥴😏
I think horse racing's a shitty sport. That said, BobBaffert is WAY too smart & experienced to do something SO incredibly stupid. I'm more inclined to believe it's either a false positive, or a sabotage. MedinaSpirit kentuckyderby2021
Bob Baffert is a bad horse trainer!! Too many violations and Horse Racing is allowing him to get away with this poor behavior!! BobBaffert Horseracing KentuckyDerby
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Hahaha get fucked
Hunter Riden should be the horses new name
morgfair Sure you saw... gchiemingo
If horse racing a recreational sport, why can’t horses enjoy recreational drugs? Sad—so unfair!
i guess the tom brady comparisons were right
In Kentucky, even the horses are corrupt. KentuckyDerby
Bob Baffert is the Lance Armstrong of horse racing.
kampernewsnet They shoikd have been watching that horse closely and the company it keeps
it's about time
Say what ? How can this happen again
$100 says Baffert is a Republican....
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Bob Baffert horse tests positive for a possible performance enhancing substance. In other breaking news, scientists have discovered that the surface of the sun is hot
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win at all cost
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SCANDALOUS
The Kentucky Derby is a sham? What gave it away with all the funny hats and white privilege?
baffert laughs all the way to the banks.
Get ready to suspend the entire sport.
‘Could’?
Holy crap!😮😮😮😮😲😲😲😲
Is it just me or does that guy look like a white haired Jim Jones..?
What the fuck did you doooooo, Baffert
He looks like every villain from every late-80’s/early-90’s action movie.
Could be?
How many drug tests can Baffert fail before they finally boot him? Poor horses!
Will I get a refund since I would of win
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Bob Barffet?
End the torture of animals for sport.
Everyone cheats to win.
This guy is the Bill Belichek of horse racing.. this is crazy! Did he cheat in all his wins?
Oops. Damn
Lmao talk about getting on your high horse
I’m not rich enough to know anyone who cares about the Kentucky Derby
Such a scandal!
and again, like always, the horse goes unpunished. a disgrace to the sport.
Bet he’s trump supporter.
so humans aren't the only ones taking drugs?! 🤣🥳
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It's boring to sit at home alone, looking for someone to spend time with
Oh, man. Why can't people just play by the rules? Cheating to win? How pathetic is that...
Damn almost like its all about money and the exploitation of animals.
Isn’t everyone in Kentucky on meth?
So....Baffert is the Lance Armstrong of horse trainers.
Wow. The payouts have already been made
5 failed tests in less then a year is way too many
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