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Nevilledog

(55,013 posts) Sun May 9, 2021, 09:57 AM May 2021

So I guess cheating is just the norm now......Kentucky Derby winner [View all]

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Darren Rovell
@darrenrovell
JUST IN: Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for corticosteroid Betamethasone. Only horse in race to fail test, I’m told.

Tests after Derby take a week. Bettors who bet on Medina Spirit keep their money. Owner, trainer, jockey must return winnings if lose appeal.
6:38 AM · May 9, 2021

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So I guess cheating is just the norm now......Kentucky Derby winner [View all] Nevilledog May 2021 OP

! Hugin May 2021 #1

Corticosteroids are NOT anabolic steroids. I'd hold off on assuming this is disqualifying... hlthe2b May 2021 #2

It's a banned substance. LisaL May 2021 #3

I had not included the issue of residual drugs administered within the approved period. hlthe2b May 2021 #4

It's not banned Green Line May 2021 #20

Looks like he was over limit.... Nevilledog May 2021 #6

It still may reflect a positive test on residual drug legally administered at the dose & time limit hlthe2b May 2021 #8

"... insisted he had never administered the substance." Hugin May 2021 #12

Horse racing is cruel and barbaric. n/t Coventina May 2021 #5

True cilla4progress May 2021 #9

When I read about how many horses have to be TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #11

That's the real takeaway here. n/t Xavier Breath May 2021 #27

Exactly, dozens have ended up dead at Santa Anita track here in California Raine May 2021 #31

I look forward to a day when horse racing is finished for good EYESORE 9001 May 2021 #7

Unpopular opinion: I don't care. Jirel May 2021 #10

He would have cheated the other millionaires racing horses in the race Johonny May 2021 #13

I have personally struggled formulating an opinion... RegularJam May 2021 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #15

Ummmm......what about Justify? Nevilledog May 2021 #16

This is an article from when it first happened Green Line May 2021 #17

Wow Bayard May 2021 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #24

Baffert says it was a groom who urinated on hay the horse then ate....... a kennedy May 2021 #35

I hope he's finally banned for life malaise May 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #25

I'm also a big Baffert fan Green Line May 2021 #18

Isn't this like the 20th time Baffert has been caught drugging his horses? liberal_mama May 2021 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #26

agree demtenjeep May 2021 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #29

Baffert would not be this forthcoming if he had anything to do with it Bayard May 2021 #23

Thanks for posting this info Duppers May 2021 #32

I believe the injection is question was given weeks before the race. RegularJam May 2021 #34

In the 80s, I had an uncle who owned a few racehorses. Mr.Bill May 2021 #30

Multi-Million dollar consequences are the opposite of normalization. nt RegularJam May 2021 #33