#US RACING: Watch press conference by Bob Baffert on positive test by Derby winner
EASY TO WATCH REPLAYS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 8 2021
FIRST RACE Winner Nala’s Bushman JOCKEY Shane Ellis TRAINER Michael Marlowe DISTANCE Nine furlong and 25 yards SPLITS 27.3 54.0 1:22.1 1:50.3 FINAL TIME 2:06.3 SECOND RACE Winner Another Cookie JOCKEY Youville Pinnock TRAINER Everal Francis DISTANCE Seven furlongs SPLITS 24.1 48.3 1:15.2 FINAL TIME 1:31.2 THIRD RACE Winner Casual Peach JOCKEY Dick Cardenas TRAINER […]
A QUICKGALLOP REMINDER of changes to racedays, Overnights
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The following is a reminder from Quickgallop.com for the next two racedays and when the Overnights will be made available. RACEDAY OF SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021 Entries for the above listed raceday will be accepted on Tuesday, May 11, with the Overnight to be made public the same afternoon. RACEDAY OF MONDAY, […]
#US RACING: Trainer Bob Baffert suspended by Churchill Downs after Kentucky Derby winner tests positive
Churchill Downs Racetrack issued the following statement Sunday after 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive for betamethasone after the race. It is our understanding that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s post-race blood sample indicated a violation of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s equine medication protocols. The connections of Medina Spirit have the right to […]
NOTICEABLE WEEKENDS EXCERCISE/GALLOPS
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 HORSE EQUIP. WORK DIST. TIME ABOVE HALL LINKS- Cantered/Galloped 3F 0:38.4 BATTLE DANCER - Cantered/Galloped 4F 0:49.4 CHANDRA'S LAW - Trotted CURLIN'S BARRACUDA - Cantered/Galloped - Chute 7F 1:35.3 CURLIN'S FLIGHT B Cantered (RND) 3F 0:38.2 DANNY SPUD - Cantered/Galloped - Round 5F 1:44.0 DOUBLE CROWN - Cantered (WP) DUKE - […]
#US RACING: Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tests positive for anti-inflammatory drug
Medina Spirit’s first drug sample tested positive for an excessive trace of an after he won last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, putting him on the verge of disqualification, fuelling critics of trainer Bob Baffert and pushing the integrity of this year's Triple Crown into serious question. Baffert, who faced formal medication scrutiny the year after Justify won the 2018 […]