US EditionThe larger-than-life Bob Baffert is returning to the Kentucky Derby. The identity crisis he represents in racing never left.
- Bob Baffert, a legendary horse trainer, is returning to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday with his horse Citizen Bull after a three-year suspension.
- Baffert's suspension followed Medina Spirit's 2021 Derby positive test for betamethasone, a legal anti-inflammatory found in small amounts post-race, violating racing rules.
- Churchill Downs banned Baffert citing horse safety and brand risk, hiring investigators who found no credible evidence of banned performance enhancers in his stable.
- Baffert has accepted responsibility for Medina Spirit's positive test, maintaining the drug came from an ointment used for a skin rash and claiming bias against him.
- Baffert's return highlights ongoing controversy in racing over medication rules, with mixed public response and the sport struggling to explain legal therapeutics versus doping.
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The larger-than-life Bob Baffert is returning to the Kentucky Derby. The identity crisis he represents in racing never left.
The story of Bob Baffert is not a tale of a singular sinner, but instead a parable for a sport struggling to explain its welfare and medication practices to an American public that increasingly disapproves of it.
Journalism hot favourite at Kentucky Derby as trainer Baffert returns after ban
The crown jewel of American horse racing will welcome back the sport’s most famous trainer at the Kentucky Derby this year, as Bob Baffert returns from a three-year ban, while heavy favourite Journalism hopes to make some headlines of his own....
After scandal, the Bob Baffert show returns for Kentucky Derby
On Feb. 22, 2022, Barn 33 at Churchill Downs was abandoned. The place Bob Baffert once housed his Kentucky-based horses was home to a yellow Volvo scoop full of gravel, and the only sign of the trainer was a bumper…
Bob Baffert Makes Triumphant Return to Kentucky Derby | Sports-Games
Bob Baffert Makes Triumphant Return to Kentucky Derby Legendary horse racing trainer Bob Baffert is making headlines once again as he returns to the Kentucky Derby following a three-year suspension. Baffert is no stranger to triumphs at Churchill Downs, with a record of 17 wins in the Triple Crown series. However, his comeback is marred by controversy, particularly from animal rights groups like PETA, who are demanding closer scrutiny of his pra…
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Rodriguez scratched from Kentucky Derby, allowing Baeza to move into the 20-horse field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rodriguez has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, leaving trainer Bob Baffert with one entry in his return to Churchill Downs after serving a three-year suspension.
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