Churchill Downs on Monday extended its suspension of the trainer Bob Baffert from the Kentucky Derby through 2024, asserting his continued unwillingness to accept responsibility for the failed post-race drug test of Medina Spirit, the 2021 Derby winner, demonstrates that Baffert “cannot be trusted to avoid future misconduct.” The suspension
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National Treasure, trained by Bob Baffert, wins 148th Preakness Stakes
National Treasure took home the 148th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore on Saturday. National Treasure and Blazing Sevens were neck-and-neck down the stretch, but the Bob Baffert-trained horse held on for the victory in 1:55.12 — it was Baffert’s 17th Triple Crown win, and his eighth victory at the Preakness. In
PETA calls for ban of Bob Baffert after one of his horses dies ahead of Preakness Stakes
Bob Baffert has found himself in yet another controversy as one of his horses died in the Preakness Stakes undercard on Saturday. Baffert was suspended from Churchill Downs for two years after a positive drug test on Medina Spirit, who crossed the finish line first at the 2021 Kentucky Derby
Horse owned by Bob Baffert euthanized in Preakness Stakes undercard; jockey hospitalized
A horse owned by Bob Baffert was euthanized at Pimlico Race Course, the site of the Preakness Stakes, hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday. Havnameltdown sustained a “non-operable left fore fetlock” injury at Pimlico, and doctors made the decision to put the horse down. “The
Why Bob Baffert won't be at Kentucky Derby 2nd year in a row
The Kentucky Derby is a tradition that’s never been canceled. Postponed once by World War II and again by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, America’s greatest race has rolled on since 1875. BOB BAFFERT DENIES KENTUCKY DERBY CHEATING ALLEGATIONS, BLAMES SPREAD OF ‘FALSE NARRATIVE’ At Churchill Downs on Saturday, 20
New York Racing Officials Move Again to Suspend Bob Baffert
The New York Racing Association, determined to have the final word on who is allowed to compete on its racetracks, charged the embattled trainer Bob Baffert on Friday with “conduct that is detrimental” to the sport and “potentially injurious” to both horses and riders. At the same time, the association