Medina Spirit, an Embattled Kentucky Derby Winner, Dies During a Workout

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The colt suffered an apparent heart attack while working out at the Santa Anita Park racetrack, a California racing official said.https://nyti.ms/3Dpewbb

Baffert, Barred from Churchill Downs, Is Embraced by the Breeders’ Cup

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has longstanding relationships with many members of the Breeders’ Cup board.https://nyti.ms/3k5WiEW

A Dreamlike Summer Obscures Trouble in the ‘Sport of Kings’

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Will horse racing right itself so people can visit Saratoga Springs for another century or two?https://nyti.ms/3mDK8oI

No Need for Speed

By BY JOE DRAPE AND JOE KLINE from NYT Sports At Grants Pass Downs in Oregon, horses come first and women thrive as owners, trainers and jockeys. The approach is good for business, and the community’s soul.https://nyti.ms/3BsBa2S

Bob Baffert’s Suspension in New York Is Overturned in Federal Court

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The New York Racing Association had sanctioned Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer, after his Kentucky Derby-winning horse failed a post-race drug test.https://nyti.ms/3hDyrvj

Live Updates: Photos from the Belmont Stakes

By BY HIROKO MASUIKE AND VICTOR J. BLUE from NYT Sports New York Times photographers bring you scenes from the final race of the Triple Crown schedule.https://nyti.ms/3uU3Vkk

What to Know About the 153rd Belmont Stakes

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The post time for the race is 6:49 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. A Triple Crown will not be at stake.https://nyti.ms/3gePqCi

The Longest Ride

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Historical images from Belmont Park, the challenging track where horse racing legends are made — or not.https://nyti.ms/2TyXvdq

Failed Drug Test Confirmed for Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The colt, trained by seven-time Derby winner Bob Baffert, stands to become the second horse in the history of the race to be disqualified for a failed test.https://nyti.ms/3g1lxFH

She Galloped Into History, and Then Oblivion

By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT Sports Fifty years ago, Cheryl White became America’s first licensed Black female jockey when she was just 17 years old. So why doesn’t the world know her name?https://nyti.ms/34puV0j

New York Racing Officials Suspend Baffert From Belmont Stakes

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The Hall of Fame trainer was already under suspension at Churchill Downs, where he won his seventh Kentucky Derby before his horse failed a drug test.https://nyti.ms/2RZHIUr

The Triple Crown’s Next Question: Who Will Win the Belmont?

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, may not run at Belmont Park, and the Preakness champion, Rombauer, may not be the favorite.https://nyti.ms/3eT5Hxp

Army Wife, with Joel Rosario aboard, won the Black-Eyed Susan.

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Army Wife won Friday’s marquee race for fillies at Pimlico, and Rosario will be aboard France Go de Ina in the Preakness.https://nyti.ms/3fjNxE0

Army Wife, with Joel Rosario aboard, won the Black-Eyed Susan. Is that an omen?

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Army Wife won Friday’s marquee race for fillies at Pimlico, and Rosario will be aboard France Go de Ina in the Preakness.https://nyti.ms/3eNpf6b

Winning Always Wins. Will Integrity Place, or Even Show?

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Ahead of the Preakness, with horse racing’s best-known trainer mired in controversy, it seems the sport’s credibility is going down to the wire.https://nyti.ms/3tDQ7Kl

A Derby Winner’s Drug Test Won’t Change the Bets. Here’s Why.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports A failed drug test has cast doubt on Medina Spirit’s victory at Churchill Downs. But people who bet on him to win will keep their money either way.https://nyti.ms/3vVYAKs

N.B.A.: In a Turbulent Season, One Loss Stands Out

By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2KyrHRj

Authentic Gets ‘Emotional’ Breeders’ Cup Win for John Velazquez

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Velazquez, a Hall of Famer, said getting to ride Authentic during this difficult year was “a gift from God.”https://nyti.ms/3p6h8ow

Another Failed Drug Test Is Linked to a Bob Baffert Horse

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports In September, the Baffert-trained filly Gamine tested positive for a banned substance for the second time this year, according to two people familiar with the results of the test. It was the 28th violation in Baffert’s career.https://nyti.ms/35mSUxe

Swiss Skydiver, With a Last-Minute Jockey, Wins the Preakness Stakes

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Robby Albarado was called in late to ride Swiss Skydiver, who became the sixth filly to win the race and the first to do so since 2009.https://nyti.ms/3juEyRo