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

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

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

Horse Racing’s Tough Year Keeps Getting Tougher

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports A spate of horse deaths. An upended Kentucky Derby. And now questions about a Triple Crown winner and performance-enhancing drugs.https://nyti.ms/2ZYezeG

Justify Failed a Drug Test Before Winning the Triple Crown

By BY JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports Bob Baffert guided Justify to the 2018 Triple Crown, but a month before the Kentucky Derby, the horse failed a drug test that could have ended that campaign before it began.https://nyti.ms/30aB0t0

Justify, Triple Crown Winner, Is Retired Because of a Bad Ankle

By MELISSA HOPPERT from NYT Sports The undefeated Justify was retired from racing, six weeks after he became the 13th Triple Crown winner, because of inflammation in one of his ankles, his trainer said.https://nyti.ms/2v5X9vb