By BETH HARRISApril 20, 2021 GMT
File-This Nov. 7, 2020, file photo shows trainer Bob Baffert, center, and others celebrating Authentic s win in the Breeder s Cup Classic horse race at Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, Ky. Hall of Fame trainer Baffert, who was fined and suspended last year by Arkansas racing officials for a pair of drug positives, sat through nearly nine hours of testimony Monday, April 19, 2021, on the first day of his appeal hearing. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
File-This Nov. 7, 2020, file photo shows trainer Bob Baffert, center, and others celebrating Authentic s win in the Breeder s Cup Classic horse race at Keeneland Race Course, in Lexington, Ky. Hall of Fame trainer Baffert, who was fined and suspended last year by Arkansas racing officials for a pair of drug positives, sat through nearly nine hours of testimony Monday, April 19, 2021, on the first day of his appeal hearing. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)