(Reuters) - The Singapore Open, scheduled for June 1-6, has been cancelled due to travel complications amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on .
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May 9, 2021 | 11:06 AM
(Reuters) – Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit this month, on Sunday said the dark bay colt had failed a drugs test.
Baffert said a post-race sample provided by Medina Spirit had tested positive for 21 picograms of the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone, over the legal limit in Kentucky racing.
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez had secured a half-length victory in the 19-horse Kentucky Derby on May 1.
Baffert’s camp were informed of the news by Kentucky officials on Saturday, but the 68-year-old denied giving the horse illegal substances and said the positive test was “the biggest gut punch in racing”.
Horse racing-Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails drug test
05/09/2021 18:09
(Reuters) -Trainer Bob Baffert, who won a record-setting seventh Kentucky Derby with Medina Spirit this month, on Sunday said the dark bay colt had failed a drug test.
Baffert said a post-race sample provided by Medina Spirit had tested positive for 21 picograms of the anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone, over the legal limit in Kentucky racing.
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, had secured a half-length victory over Mandaloun in the 19-horse Kentucky Derby on May 1.
Baffert s camp were informed of the news by Kentucky officials on Saturday, but the 68-year-old denied giving the horse illegal substances and said the positive test was the biggest gut punch in racing.
NHL-Rangers fined $250,000 for publicly criticising league executive
May 5, 2021; New York, New York, USA; Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers skates against Tom Wilson #43 and Zdeno Chara #33 of the Washington Capitals during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Bennett/POOL PHOTOS-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2021
(Reuters) – The New York Rangers have been fined $250,000 for making public comments that demeaned a league executive, the National Hockey League (NHL) said on Thursday.
The Rangers on Tuesday called for the removal of George Parros, the NHL head of player safety in charge of handing out punishments, for “dereliction of duty” after Washington Capitals’ Tom Wilson was not suspended for his role in a melee between the two teams on Monday.