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Can Medina Spirit Race in Preakness After Failed Drug Test?
On 5/10/21 at 2:08 PM EDT
This year s Kentucky Derby was set to be a positive return to a semblance of normalcy after last year s race was delayed and then held with no spectators due to the pandemic. On May 1, trainer Bob Baffert made history with his seventh career win at Churchill Downs, but a week later, the good feelings abruptly ended with the announcement that his horse Medina Spirit tested positive for a drug, leaving the second leg of the Triple Crown race at the Preakness in question.
The question on racing fans minds today is: Will Medina Spirit be allowed to run in this Saturday s Preakness? David Joseph, a spokesman for the Maryland Jockey Club (the organization that runs the Preakness), told