HOLD YOUR HORSES: on May 7, the Bob Baffert Stable was notified that Medina Spirit had tested positive after the running of the Kentucky Derby for the Class 3 drug, betamethasone, a corticosteroid. Tests showed 21 picograms of it in his system. Baffer's sprinter Gamine tested positive for the same drug last year when she finished third in the Kentucky Oaks, and was disqualified … [Read more...] about No Longer Under the Kentucky Derby Radar
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Kentucky Derby Unplugged
What a muddle, this 145th running of the Kentucky Derby. This $3-million race will be forever known for its rough corners, and the thoughts of what could have been, and the catastrophe that was avoided. Were it not for the athleticism of War of Will, this Derby could have been the most grievous in history. “We were inches from maybe seeing the biggest disaster in horse … [Read more...] about Kentucky Derby Unplugged