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

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

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

At Santa Anita, at Least for One Day, the Racing Goes Off Safely

By MIKE TIERNEY from NYT Sports Bob Baffert put two horses into the Kentucky Derby with a 1-2 finish in the Santa Anita Derby. But the California track and the sport will again face more tough questions in the coming week.https://nyti.ms/2UlUMDH