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The death of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was at least the 75th under Bob Baffert and illuminates the dark underbelly of horse racing
At least 75 horses have died in Bob Baffert's care since 2000
Meredith Cash
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The trainer behind this year's Kentucky Derby winner was suspended after the horse tested positive for a steroid
Bob Baffert was suspended by the New York Racing Association after Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derb…
Jackson Thompson
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The famed Preakness Stakes horse race gallops into the NFT market with the first real-time major sports collectible
One NFT auction winner will also receive a physical replica of the race's Woodlawn Vase. Preakness …
Carla Mozée
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be allowed to race in the Preakness Stakes after failing a drug test
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be allowed to compete in the Preakness Stakes with conditi…
Azmi Haroun
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Kentucky Derby winner's trainer - who said the horse was a victim of 'cancel culture' - now says anti-fungal ointment may have caused positive drug test
Bob Baffert said Medina Spirit had been treated for dermatitis ahead of the race, which he believes…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Trainer Bob Baffert is set to dominate the Kentucky Derby with 3 horses among the favorites
"I think anyone could win it," Baffert told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "You have to get the trip,…
Tyler Lauletta
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Legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert, who's trained 5 Kentucky Derby winners and 2 Triple Crown champions, says he's so successful because he never takes vacations
Multiple studies have shown that taking vacation is good for workers' health and well-being, and th…
Katie Warren
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A race horse had to be euthanized on the track just hours before the Preakness Stakes. It's the latest in a slew of horse racing deaths surrounding the Triple Crown.
Havnameltdown stumbled during the race and threw his jockey. Veterinarians euthanized the horse on …
Michelle Mark
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies just months after failed drug test controversy
Trainer Bob Baffert said on Monday that Medina Spirit had died from a heart attack after a workout …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is poised to be stripped of its win after officials confirmed it failed a drug test
Medina Spirit could become the second winner in the Kentucky Derby's history to be disqualified for…
Kelly McLaughlin
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The horse that won the Kentucky Derby failed a postrace drug test, renewing questions about its trainer
Medina Spirit tested positive for double the limit of betamethasone. The result is the latest scand…
Connor Perrett
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Trump calls Kentucky Derby winner a 'junky,' but its trainer says the horse is a victim of cancel culture
The horse that won the Kentucky Derby tested positive for a banned drug and the trainer is facing s…
Jackson Thompson
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Trump called a horse a 'junky' after it won the Kentucky Derby and tested positive for a banned substance
"So now even our Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, is a junky," former President Donald Trump s…
Thomas Colson
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The favorite to win the Kentucky Derby was forced to scratch due to injury, completely reshaping the biggest race of the year
"After training this morning we noticed him cough a few times," Mandella said in a news release. "I…
Tyler Lauletta
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Justify looks ready to go for Preakness Stakes despite injury concerns
Baffert has now won five Kentucky Derbys in his career as a trainer, and every one of his four prev…
Tyler Lauletta
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Justify is the heavy favorite heading into the Preakness Stakes, and his trainer's success in the race suggests he's a good bet to win the second leg of the Triple Crown
All eyes will be on Justify, who is still undefeated in his racing career after another dominant pe…
Tyler Lauletta
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Inside the glitzy kickoff party for the world's biggest horse sale, where 300 of the industry's elite sipped on Dom Perignon and rare bourbon ahead of dropping millions on horses
In September is Keeneland's yearling sale, where people drop millions on year-old horses who've nev…
Katie Warren
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A prize-winning race horse reportedly failed a drug test but was allowed to compete in the Kentucky Derby anyway - eventually winning the Triple Crown
"There was no way that we could have come up with an investigative report prior to the Kentucky Der…
Lauren Frias
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10 Things in Politics: Inside the Biden-era FBI
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