We are closer to the 2022 Kentucky Derby than the 2021 race, yet it’s still unclear if we have a winner. Late Friday night Bob Baffert’s racing team claimed a victory in the drug-testing dispute over Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown win.
Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Not long after the race, the horse tested positive for betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory banned from use on race-day. Medina Spirit was sidelined for the Belmont Stakes and Baffert was suspended from Churchill Downs for two years.
Medina Spirit has still not technically been disqualified as the winner of Kentucky Derby 147.