Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby next year after Churchill Downs Incorporated, the organizer of the horse race and owner of the famed racetrack, extended his suspension through the end of 2024
The decision was “based on continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks,” the company announced Monday. Baffert, who has trained six Derby winners, tweeted that he was at a loss to understand this latest action and said he has been “open, honest and forthright.” The suspension stems from the disqualification of the Baffert-trained horse Medina Spirit in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
But a blood sample revealed betamethasone – an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid sometimes used to relieve joint pain – in the horse, which is not allowed on race day under Kentucky equine protocols. Baffert said Monday that the horse was not injected with the drug and it was in a topical ointment used for a skin infection.
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