Horse Racing

Drug-tainted Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will attempt to claim the second leg of US horse racing’s Triple Crown on Saturday as the 146th Preakness Stakes takes place in Baltimore under a cloud of doping intrigue. The shockwaves from the Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit’s failed Derby drugs test continue to ripple across racing, muting the

All the talk leading up to the 146th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday revolves around Medina Spirit, and rightfully so. The Kentucky Derby winner tested positive for the anti-inflammatory betamethasone and could be stripped of his Churchill Downs victory if a second test comes back positive. But the results of

6:31 AM ET The 146th Preakness Stakes marks the second leg of the Triple Crown. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is the favorite to win Saturday at Pimlico. Here is a breakdown of every horse in the Preakness Stakes, suggested plays and picks. Note: Horses listed in order of post position (trainer, jockey in parentheses).

Memories of Pimlico Photos The tunnel to the infield at Pimlico. Memories of Pimlico Date: 05/13/2021 The Preakness Stakes celebrates its 146th running this Saturday, having been first run in 1873, first run at Pimlico in Baltimore but briefly moved to New York before returning home for good in 1909, and has been run here

All of the Preakness horses and some of the Black-Eyed Susan fillies galloped over the fast Pimlico main track on a cloudy Thursday morning, including Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. Conditions were typical for mid May with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60’s during training but warming up to the low 70’s as

TIMONIUM, MD – Four juveniles shared the co-fastest furlong time of the week during the third and final session of the under-tack show for next week’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale at the Maryland State Fairgrounds Thursday. A colt by Midnight Storm (hip 477) was the first to record the :10 flat bullet time

Analyzing the Top 2021 Preakness Contenders Preakness Poll Who will win the 2021 Preakness? Analyzing the Preakness Contenders Date: 05/12/2021 American Pharoah was a stand out in all his races and went on to sweep the 2015 Triple Crown, the first horse to do this since 1978, then things went back to normal with three

Normally, the TDN Writers’ Room podcast presented by Keeneland aims to touch on a wide variety of industry issues every week. But there was only one story worth discussing this week, so the writers broke down every angle of the explosive controversy surrounding Bob Baffert and the failed drug test of GI Kentucky Derby winner

Several of the Preakness horses and Black-Eyed Susan fillies arrived at Pimlico on a cloudy Tuesday afternoon, including Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, and they made several rounds of the stakes barn shedrow. Late in the afternoon, the post position draw was held for the Preakness Stakes and a field of 10 was entered. Concert

3:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after an agreement was reached after Bob Baffert agreed to prerace blood testing, monitoring and medical review, the trainer’s attorney announced Tuesday. The oversight will also apply for the Baffert-trained horse Concert Tour, according to attorney W. Craig

2021 Preakness Entries 2021 Preakness Entries Median Spirit winner of the Kentucky Derby. Preakness Poll Who will win the 2021 Preakness? Updated: 05/11/2021 Entries closed and post positions were drawn for the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday May 15. With the controversy over the positive drug test after the Kentucky Derby for Medina Spirit,

5:00 PM ET ESPN.com staff Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is the favorite to win Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1 Related Trainer Bob Baffert has been under scrutiny after Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, but an agreement was reached Tuesday to allow the horse to race Saturday. The

11:31 AM ET ESPN News Services Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test, trainer Bob Baffert said Tuesday. In a statement issued by his lawyer, Baffert said Medina Spirit was treated for dermatitis with the ointment once

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) -Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, the Bob Baffert-trained horse which failed a drug test after its May 1 triumph, is eligible to compete in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the Maryland Jockey Club said on Tuesday. If the horse’s positive test for the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone is confirmed, Churchill Downs said it will

Looks like Medina Spirit outran Cancel Culture after all.  Two days after the revelation that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for a regulated substance, and one day after trainer Bob Baffert claimed the horse was a victim of “cancel culture,” and hours after Baffert admitted that the horse was in fact treated with

3:36 PM ET ESPN News Services LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is headed to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes while trainer Bob Baffert said Monday that he won’t attend the race to avoid being a distraction in the wake of scrutiny following the colt’s failed postrace drug test. Medina Spirit’s Derby win

2021 Man O’War and Beaugay Stakes Results 2021 Man O’War Beaugay Stakes Results Date: 05/08/2021 There were 5 graded stakes races at Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon, two of which were run on turf. Conditions were chilly for mid May on Long Island, with overcast skies and temperatures in the low 50’s, with the main

2021 Peter Pan, Vagrancy Handicap, and Runhappy Stakes 2021 Peter Pan, Vagrancy Handicap, and Runhappy Stakes Date: 05/08/2021 There were 5 graded stakes races at Belmont Park on Saturday afternoon, three of which were run over the 1 1/2 mile main track. Conditions were chilly for mid May on Long Island, with overcast skies and