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Bob Baffert could end up in Kentucky Derby if new lawsuit is successful

LOS ANGELES — Is it possible that Bob Baffert will have at least one horse in this year's Kentucky Derby? Maybe, it will all rest with a judge in Jefferson County, Ky., Circuit Court. On Wednesday, Amr Zedan, one of Baffert's biggest clients, filed suit in Louisville seeking a temporary injunction that would allow Zedan horses, and others trained by Baffert, to run in the May 4 Kentucky Derby. ...
In this file photo, trainer Bob Baffert of Medina Spirit, raises the trophy after winning the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit, his seventh career Kentucky Derby win, at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

LOS ANGELES — Is it possible that Bob Baffert will have at least one horse in this year's Kentucky Derby? Maybe, it will all rest with a judge in Jefferson County, Ky., Circuit Court.

On Wednesday, Amr Zedan, one of Baffert's biggest clients, filed suit in Louisville seeking a temporary injunction that would allow Zedan horses, and others trained by Baffert, to run in the May 4 Kentucky Derby. Baffert is not a party to the lawsuit. In a mostly procedural move, motions will be presented on Monday afternoon.

All the previous litigation, which has gone against Baffert and his

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