Bob Baffert at the Breeders’ Cup: Awash in Favorites and Suspicion

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Horse racing is under scrutiny again, as its top American trainer comes to the season’s final event with a record of four failed drug tests in the past six months.https://nyti.ms/3l4CzE3

Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Horse Racing in California Needs Reform

By BY JOE DRAPE AND ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports Newsom says the deaths of 30 horses at Santa Anita Park is a “disgrace.” He pledged changes to the board that allowed Triple Crown winner Justify to race despite a failed drug test.https://nyti.ms/2mhm120

In Defense of Justify, Bob Baffert Lets Others Do the Talking for a Change

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The Hall of Fame trainer declined to comment on a drug test report, but his lawyer said contamination had led to detection of a banned substance in Justify weeks before he began his run to the 2018 Triple Crown.https://nyti.ms/2LwxaXf

In Winning Breeders’ Cup Classic, Accelerate Challenges a Triple Crown Winner

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Accelerate beat Gunnevera by a length at Churchill Downs, strengthening his bid against the retired Justify for Horse of the Year.https://nyti.ms/2Ryg9vE