Baffert maintained his innocence, describing the positive test as a"complete injustice" and maintaining that the steroid was used to treat a skin rash.
A topical ointment, and not an injection, led to the failed test, an attorney for trainer Bob Baffert announced on Friday,Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News via MediaNews Group via Getty Images, FILE In this Dec. 26, 2020, file photo, horses run out of the gate at the American Oaks turf race during opening day of horse racing at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will determine whether the test proving the drug was given via ointment and not injection could get Medina Spirit’s positive test tossed out, the AP reported.MORE: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails drug test, trainer says"Medina Spirit was a great champion, a member of our family who was loved by all, and we are deeply mourning his loss," Baffert said.
Baffert also said his"thoughts and prayers" are with Zedan Racing Stables, the owners of Medina Spirit.Churchill Downs and the California Horse Racing Board are expected to release statements on Monday.
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