Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test

The horse that won the 2021 Kentucky Derby last weekend at Churchill Downs, Medina Spirit, has failed a post-race drug test. Trainer Bob Baffert spoke to reporters on Sunday and denied that Medina Spirit had ever been treated with betamethasone, an anti-inflammatory drug that the horse tested positive for. Baffert said, "Yesterday I got the biggest gut punch in racing for something that I didn't do," adding that the drug test was an "injustice to the horse."