Thwarted Once, New York Racing Officials Try Again to Suspend Baffert

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The New York Racing Association said it would grant due process to Baffert, who was suspended after Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby winner, failed a drug test.https://nyti.ms/3ngVIGS

A Dedicated Horsewoman Leaves No Thoroughbred Behind

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Jessica Paquette has built a busy life as a handicapper, an analyst, an equestrian and a friend to retired racehorses.https://nyti.ms/2Y1rwor

Horseman, Pass By

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports John Shear was 100 when he retired from his job at the racetrack. He never gave much thought to what lay beyond the backstretch.https://nyti.ms/3k6Wp23

Baffert Sues New York Racing Officials Over ‘Impulsive’ Ban

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The trainer was barred from the state’s racetracks and missed the Belmont Stakes after the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed two post-race drug tests.https://nyti.ms/2RSHSNu

Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Belmont Stakes?

By BY JOE DRAPE AND MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weighed in on the contenders for the 153rd Belmont Stakes on Saturday.https://nyti.ms/3yZ0MD7

Rombauer Wins the Preakness, Surging as Medina Spirit Fades to Third

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The long-shot win assured that Bob Baffert’s colt could not claim a Triple Crown under the cloud of a positive drug test.https://nyti.ms/3yfg46p

Rombauer Wins the Preakness, Surging as Medina Spirit Fades to Third

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The long-shot win assured that Bob Baffert’s colt could not claim a Triple Crown under the cloud of a positive drug test.https://nyti.ms/3hH7FTB

The sport is waiting for a second Medina Spirit test result. Why is it taking so long?

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The wait could have set up an awkward situation if Medina Spirit had won the Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown.https://nyti.ms/33LOnnF

Fans are back, but Preakness attendance is capped at 10,000.

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Despite the latest C.D.C. guidance, masks were required when not eating and drinking at the Preakness, and “Covid compliance officers” were reminding guests to adhere to the policies.https://nyti.ms/3eRpJbq

We know Medina Spirit, but what about Bob Baffert’s other horse?

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Derby controversy aside, a victory from either Medina Spirit or Concert Tour would give Baffert a record eight victories in the Preakness.https://nyti.ms/33N8KB2

What to Know About the 146th Preakness Stakes

By BY JOE DRAPE AND MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The post time for the race is 6:47 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday.https://nyti.ms/2SMBveF

Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Preakness?

By BY JOE DRAPE AND MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 146th Preakness Stakes.https://nyti.ms/3tNSI4m

Expert Picks: Who Will Win the Preakness?

By BY JOE DRAPE AND MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 146th Preakness Stakes.https://nyti.ms/3tGKxqB

Dermatitis Ointment Caused Positive Drug Test, Baffert Says

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The trainer acknowledged that it was neither cancel culture nor a conspiracy that caused the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test.https://nyti.ms/3eBwttT

Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have failed five tests in a little more than a year, denied wrongdoing: “We didn’t do it.”https://nyti.ms/3nZYCOq

Medina Spirit Wins the 147th Kentucky Derby

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Bob Baffert, the trainer, collected his seventh Derby victory as the favorite, Essential Quality, faltered and finished fourth.https://nyti.ms/2QDFee5

At this Derby party house, everyone is ‘like family.’

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports An unassuming house across from Churchill Downs that was once owned by a member of the band Pavement welcomes racegoers and celebrities alike.https://nyti.ms/2SeZCSZ

What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby

By BY MELISSA HOPPERT AND JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports The post time for the race is 6:57 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday.https://nyti.ms/3xCq49w

We Know Where the Sheikh’s Horse Is. But Where’s His Daughter?

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Essential Quality could win the Kentucky Derby. Activists concerned about Sheikha Latifa, the owner’s daughter, don’t think the horse should run at all.https://nyti.ms/3t908is

Running for the Roses, the Record Books and His Father

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Kendrick Carmouche has a chance to become the first Black jockey in 119 years to win the Kentucky Derby. But mostly he would like to win for his “Pops.”https://nyti.ms/2RZ1YVZ