Cancel culture was not responsible for the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test. Nor was contamination responsible, or a conspiracy at work. No,…
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Baffert, Medina Springs’s Trainer, Denies Cheating Allegations
While the Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit spent most of Monday in a van headed to Baltimore, his defiant Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert…
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Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test, once more putting the practices of his Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert under uncomfortable…
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Medina Spirit Wins the 147th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On another first Saturday in May, the beauty of America’s oldest sport battled neck and neck down the stretch with its unseemliness…
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At This Kentucky Derby Party House, Everyone Is ‘Like Family’
If walls could talk, this unassuming house on Central Avenue, whose view from the porch perfectly frames Churchill Downs’s iconic Twin Spires, would have plenty…
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What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States, returns to the first Saturday in May after being…
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What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States, returns to the first Saturday in May after being…
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Dubai’s Ruler Is Entangled in a Kentucky Derby Controversy
LEXINGTON, Ky. — For nearly 40 years, Dubai’s ruler has spent vast sums here in central Kentucky. On thousands of acres of lush bluegrass with…
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Deep Within Relief Bill, Horse Racing Gets New Tools to Clean Up
The indictments told of a drug culture that had taken a deep hold within the sport, with owners chasing big purses and a fear among…
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Kentucky Derby 2020 Guide: Start Time, Streaming, Positions and More
LOUISVILLE — The 146th running of the Kentucky Derby is going to be one of the strangest editions of America’s most famous race, beginning with…
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