All the talk leading up to the 146th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Saturday revolves around Medina Spirit, and rightfully so.
The Kentucky Derby winner tested positive for the anti-inflammatory betamethasone and could be stripped of his Churchill Downs victory if a second test comes back positive. But the results of that second test will take weeks.
So Bob Baffert, the horse’s legendary trainer who has a history of horses testing positive for banned substances, reached a deal with Maryland horse racing regulators to allow Medina Spirit to run the Preakness by undergoing "rigorous testing and monitoring.