Today Bob Baffert, the trainer of the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, admitted that the now disqualified horse was treated with an anti-fungal ointment called Otomax, which includes betamethasone. That is the anti-inflammatory drug found in the horse’s blood after the race that led to the disqualification and the declaration of Mandaloun as the new winner. However, that means that thousands of betters were ripped off by betting on Mandaloun to win or betting on combinations of placement of the top horses. Conversely, those who collected on the longer shot Medina Spirit will be allowed to keep their winnings.
UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 10:28 am ET
Replies(24)
Massachusetts eased some coronavirus restrictions Monday, but that isn t enough for business groups, who point out Massachusetts is lagging behind states where there are higher rates of COVID-19 transmission and lower rates of vaccination. (Dave Copeland/Patch)
MASSACHUSETTS As of Tuesday, 25 states have fully reopened and lifted all the coronavirus restrictions that had been placed on businesses. Five more, including Rhode Island, plan to do so by the end of this month. Other states are targeting being fully reopening in June or July, with July 4 being the latest reopening date in all but one of the 15 states that have laid out a schedule.
Reply
A protest outside Braintree Town Hall Thursday over school budget cuts drew over 100 people, including Braintree Integrated Preschool teacher Kristina Lutz and Braintree grandparent Andrea Pagnani. (Courtesy of Sarah Raad)
MASSACHUSETTS It s Monday, May 10. Here s what you should know this afternoon:
More than 100 parents, students and educators in Braintree protested a proposed school budget that would cut 28 teacher jobs.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is currently evaluating and planning the July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Extravaganza.
The University of Massachusetts suspended the three freshmen and kept their tuition because they posted a photo of themselves not wearing facemasks at an off-campus gathering.
Business owners rejected by SJC now want Supreme Court to review Bakerâs use of emergency powers during COVID pandemic
By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated May 10, 2021, 1:56 p.m.
Email to a Friend
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
A group of business owners who unsuccessfully sought last year to overturn Governor Charlie Bakerâs emergency powers during the pandemic is petitioning the
Supreme Court to review the case, according to its lawyer, potentially extending whatâs been a yearlong challenge to the Republican governorâs authority.
Michael P. DeGrandis, an attorney with the New Civil Liberties Alliance thatâs representing the business owners, argued Monday that the stateâs Supreme Judicial Court erred in rejecting its lawsuit to overturn the dozens of emergency orders Baker has issued to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker defends COVID restrictions as small business owners, religious leaders ask US Supreme Court to hear complaint
Updated May 10, 2021;
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday defended his administration’s COVID-19 measures after a group that claims he abused his authority asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case.
Baker’s executive orders limiting gatherings, capacities and hours at restaurants and businesses were upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in December. The New Civil Liberties Alliance, representing a group of small business owners, religious leaders and a private school administrator, claimed the moves violated the Constitution and that Baker sidestepped the state legislature by erroneously invoking the Civil Defense Act. The group now seeks an audience with the highest court in the country, State House News Service reported Monday.