Jul 15, 2021
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Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert s suspension by the New York Racing Association is being lifted.
A New York federal judge granted a temporary injunction against NYRA s suspension until Baffert s lawsuit against the organization is over. The judge said NYRA acted unconstitutionally by failing to let Baffert adequately respond to claims made against him after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a post race drug test. Baffert claims the colt s failed test for a steroid was due to a topical ointment, not an injection.
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NEW YORK (AP) â A New York federal judge on Wednesday nullified the suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert, finding that the New York Racing Association acted unconstitutionally by failing to let him adequately respond to claims made against him after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.
In her written ruling, Brooklyn Judge Carol Bagley Amon said a prompt post-suspension hearing where Baffert could refute the claims was required to meet constitutional muster.
But she said the racing association âhad held no hearing â let alone a prompt one.â