The Hall of Fame trainer was already under suspension at Churchill Downs, where he won his seventh Kentucky Derby before his horse failed a drug test.
The 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, Medina Spirit, was barred from the Belmont, and the Preakness champion, Rombauer, may not be the favorite.
New laws cleaning up the sport of horse racing can’t come soon enough.
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert look at the contenders for the 146th Preakness Stakes.
Ahead of the Preakness, with horse racing’s best-known trainer mired in controversy, it seems the sport’s credibility is going down to the wire.
The trainer Bob Baffert said an ointment caused the colt to fail a drug test after the Kentucky Derby. He made a deal to keep the horse in the Preakness.
A day after the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was revealed to have failed a drug test, the horse’s trainer cited “cancel culture” in his denials.
A failed drug test has cast doubt on Medina Spirit’s victory at Churchill Downs. But people who bet on him to win will keep their money either way.
The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have failed five tests in a little more than a year, was suspended, but he denied wrongdoing.
An unassuming house across from Churchill Downs that was once owned by a member of the band Pavement welcomes racegoers and celebrities alike.
The post time for the race is 6:57 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday.
The trainer Bob Baffert collected his seventh Derby victory while the favorite, Essential Quality, faltered and finished fourth.
Here’s what it looks like on the ground of the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Joe Drape and Melissa Hoppert weigh in on the contenders for the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Essential Quality could win the Kentucky Derby. Activists concerned about Sheikha Latifa, the owner’s daughter, don’t think the horse should run at all.
Kendrick Carmouche has a chance to become the first Black jockey in 119 years to win the Kentucky Derby. But mostly he would like to win for his “Pops.”
The Kentucky Derby, the oldest continuously held sporting event in the U.S., will be run without fans for the first time. Here’s what you need to know.