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John Clay: In its now personal feud with Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs steps over the line

If Bob Baffert would just say he’s sorry.

That’s what Churchill Downs wants. Some contrition. Some acceptance of responsibility. Some degree of admittance from the six-time Kentucky Derby-winning horse racing trainer that he was in the wrong when Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance after finishing first in the 2021 Run for the Roses.

That has to be the real reason Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday it was adding an additional 18 months to Baffert’s original two-year suspension, banning the trainer from its properties through calendar year 2024.

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