New York State Suspends Bob Baffert

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Published on May 18 2021 6:21 am
Last Updated on May 18 2021 6:21 am

New York State suspended racehorse trainer Bob Baffert Monday pending the result of the investigation into the failed post-race drug test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit.

Baffert is barred from entering horses at New York racetracks, and stabling horses at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack and Saratoga Race Course. The ban includes Belmont Park, where the Belmont Stakes is being held on June 5. Baffert has had five violations for impermissible levels of medication in his horses over the past 13 months.