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John Clay: For many hopefuls, Saturday is the last stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby

LEXINGTON, Ky. — On the road to the Kentucky Derby, it’s make-or-break time.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2022

John Clay: Blue Grass Stakes features several trainers who know their way to the winner’s circle

One thing’s for sure: Come Saturday’s Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, trainer Kenny McPeek won’t have any trouble finding his horses.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Kentucky Derby Watch: Latest odds show the 2022 favorites are pretty much settled.

What’s one clear sign that the Kentucky Derby is getting near? The Las Vegas odds sheet goes from fine print to large type.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022

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Kentucky regulators recorded calls without consent with Baffert after Medina Spirit test

The tension between trainer Bob Baffert and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has been increasingly heightened since he was notified May 8 last year that his then Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, tested positive for an anti-inflammatory that is legal except on race day.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2022

Country Grammer gives Bob Baffert a win in the $12 million Dubai World Cup

No matter what happens, it seems as if it's impossible to keep Bob Baffert out of the spotlight. The Hall of Fame trainer won the second richest race in the world Saturday when Country Grammer drove wide down the stretch to win the $12 million Dubai World Cup at the…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2022

Dettori delivers Dubai World Cup for banned Baffert on Country Grammer

The winning American trainer is fighting a legal battle over last year’s Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Bob Baffert transfers some Kentucky Derby horses to Tim Yakteen and Rodolphe Brisset

LOS ANGELES — Trainer Bob Baffert, with time running out for any of his legal options to reach resolution, is transferring three of his Kentucky Derby hopefuls to Tim Yakteen, and one to Rodolphe Brisset, so that the horses can gain points and qualify to run on racing's most famous…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 24, 2022

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Dubai World Cup: Frankie Dettori's rides as he bids for fourth win in £10million race

Frankie Dettori teams up with the Bob Baffert-trained Country Grammar in the Dubai World Cup. Life Is Good is the hot favourite in the betting for the valuable contest at Meydan

Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

Kentucky Derby Watch: Ranking the top 10 contenders heading into the biggest prep races

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The most important stretch of prep races for the 2022 Kentucky Derby is finally here.

Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022

Judge grants Baffert delay of Medina Spirit drug suspension to April 4

Bob Baffert's career as a racehorse trainer may be hanging by a hair. And Monday Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas D. Wingate split that hair.

Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022

Kentucky Horse Racing Commission denies Bob Baffert’s request for stay of suspension

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In a full board meeting on Friday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission denied trainer Bob Baffert’s request for a stay of his 90-day suspension.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2022

Trainer John Shirreffs seeks first Santa Anita Handicap win; Baffert suspension upheld

LOS ANGELES — Trainer John Shirreffs has accomplished a lot in more than four decades in the business. He won the Kentucky Derby in 2005 with 50-1 long shot Giacomo. He won the Breeders' Cup Classic with perhaps the greatest female horse of all time when Zenyatta beat the boys…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2022

Bob Baffert sues Churchill Downs, others to be allowed to run in Kentucky Derby

In an expected move that will heighten the uncertainty about who can run in this year’s Kentucky Derby, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert filed suit in federal court against Churchill Downs Inc., chief executive Bill Carstanjen and board chair Alex Rankin, to allow him to run horses in the…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2022

Bob Baffert Sues Churchill Downs Over 2-Year Ban Following Derby Disqualification: Report

Thoroughbred racing trainer Bob Baffert has filed a lawsuit against Churchill Downs Inc. (NYSE: CHDN), CEO Bill Carstanjen and Chairman Alex Rankin, claiming that they lacked the legal authority to ban him for two years after Medina Spirit, the horse he train

Benzinga · Mar 1, 2022

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Sports Illustrated · Mar 1, 2022

Bob Baffert Announces Lawsuit Against Churchill Downs

The lawsuit says CDI and its leaders violated the trainer’s right to due process when Medina Spirit tested positive for a banned substance following the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 26, 2022

Trainer Bob Baffert picks up a first and second on Saudi Cup Day

After a tough week in which trainer Bob Baffert saw the disqualification of Medina Spirit from the Kentucky Derby, followed by a denial by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to stay his suspension, the Hall of Fame trainer showed his continued impact in the sport by picking up a win…

Sports Illustrated · Feb 21, 2022

Medina Spirit Stripped of 2021 Kentucky Derby Title, Bob Baffert Suspended 90 Days

The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner lost his crown after testing positive for a banned substance following the race.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2022

Medina Spirit is stripped of Kentucky Derby victory, Bob Baffert suspended

Medina Spirit is no longer the winner of last year's Kentucky Derby. At least for now.

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Los Angeles Times · Feb 11, 2022

Cause of Medina Spirit's death remains unknown, no unexpected drugs found

The long-awaited necropsy into the death of conditional Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit did not determine a cause of death but found no unexpected drugs or substances in the 3-year-old colt's body.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2022

John Clay: This year’s Kentucky Derby promises an unpredictable prep-race campaign

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Less than four months from the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, we are in for an interesting and confusing prep race campaign.

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