Churchill Downs extends ban on trainer Bob Baffert until 2024
The company that owns horse racing's crown jewel, the Kentucky Derby, announced Monday that trainer Bob Baffert's two-year suspension will be extended until the end of 2024.Baffert's initial ban from racing at tracks run by Churchill Downs Incorporated was scheduled to end this month, pending review.But the company said Baffert has continued to show disregard for the rules, regulations, safety, integrity and fairness of horse racing at its facilities by promoting what it characterizes as lies about a failed drug test for one of its horses.“Mr. Baffert continues to sell a false narrative about the failed Medina Spirit drug test,”…
