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    Kentucky Derby Winner Fails Drug Test, Renewing Scrutiny For Trainer Bob Baffert

    by Eric McDaniel May 09, 2021 2 minutes
    Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field during the Kentucky Derby in Louisville on May 1. On Sunday, trainer Bob Baffert revealed the Derby winner had failed a drug test.

    Medina Spirit, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, has failed a drug test. It is the latest of a long line of drug test failures by trainer Bob Baffert's horses.

    Baffert, who had celebrated a record seventh Derby victory, disclosed the positive test Sunday at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Ky. He denied any wrongdoing and indicated that the horse had never knowingly been treated with betamethasone, the steroid for which it tested positive.

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