Medina Spirit to race at Preakness, trainer says positive drug test came after treatment with ointment

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Medina Spirit will start from the third post position in Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing's Triple Crown

The news that the colt will be able to race comes after trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that the horse had been treated before the Derby with an ointment containing the steroid betamethasone.Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer who has won the Preakness a record seven times, is not expected at the Baltimore race.Medina Spirit arrived at the Pimlico race track Monday ahead of the Preakness with assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes looking after the horse.

— Preakness Stakes May 11, 2021 Race organizers said Tuesday that Baffert had consented to his horses being blood tested and monitored by the Maryland Racing Commission in order to run Saturday. Read MoreThe results of the prerace test samples will be known on Friday, an official said.Medina Spirit was installed as the betting favorite at 9-5. Another Baffert-trained horse, Concert Tour, begins as a 5-2 favorite.The 10-horse field does not include Mandaloun, which finished second at the Derby.

 

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I had a cream that had a steroid in it and tested positive said the famous horse. Are the owners and Vet lying or are they really that stupid? I refuse to believe that corruption invaded every facet of life.

Cant find a quicker lab? Think they are drawing this out to have it quietly go away.

I guess cheating doesn’t matter in this freak show.

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