Twelve hours after winning the Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit put on another show Sunday morning at Bob Baffert’s Barn 33 on the Churchill Downs backside. As a group of reporters, photographers and ...

SUMMER: FROM KENTUCKY DERBY TRIUMPH TO CLOUD OF SUSPICION. A DRUG TEST ON MEDINA SPIRIT FOUND AN ELEVATED LEVEL OF AN ANTIINFLAMMATORY STEROID, WHICH NOW HAS THE SPORT’S MOST WELL-KNOWN TRAINER ...

Update: Later in the day, trainer Bob Baffert acknowledged his horse Medina Spirit was treated with an ointment containing a steroid in the days leading up to the Kentucky Derby. Read more here. The ...

Potente, trained by Baffert, is expected to compete in the 2026 Kentucky Derby. The horse will enter the Kentucky Derby off a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 4. He ...

Bob Baffert's horses have won the Kentucky Derby six times. Can he make it seven today?

Veteran trainer Bob Baffert will saddle two contenders, Litmus Test and Potente, at the Kentucky Derby 2026, as he targets a record-breaking seventh win following his return from a three-year ban.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Danny Brewer has been covering Thoroughbred/horse racing since 2006. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...