![]() One of his horses, Medina Spirit, crossed the finish line first in the 2021 Derby and failed a post-race drug test. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a two-time Triple Crown winner, is nearing the end of a two-year ban issued by Churchill Downs Inc. “They need to find out, and set some rules and regulations to protect these animals.” “There’s something going on,” said Pat Murtha, who was attending his first Derby. New antidoping and medication rules enforced by a central governing body of the sport are scheduled to take effect on 22 May. “He just got bumped in the backstretch,” Lejzerowicz said. He said Fort Bragg, who finished third, came over and slammed into Freezing Point during the race. That’s what we deal with.”įreezing Point suffered a left ankle injury in the Pat Day Mile and was euthanized, trainer Joe Lejzerowicz told the AP. “They could do the same thing running in the field as they could on the track. “He just took a bad step out there,” Hiles said. The horse was taken off in an equine ambulance with a right front knee injury and was euthanized, trainer Jeff Hiles confirmed to the Associated Press. “They need to do whatever is best for the horses, and the sport in general.”Ĭhloe’s Dream got hurt in the second race Saturday. “It’s concerning, and I hope they’re quickly trying the best they can to correct whatever’s going on,” said Michael Freeze, who along with his friend dressed up as jockeys. The string of horse deaths was on the mind of some Derby-goers on a mostly cloudy and warm day. Photograph: Julio Cortez/APĮarlier in the day, Chloe’s Dream, a three-year-old gelding, and Freezing Point, a three-year-old colt, were injured in their races and later euthanized, becoming the sixth and seventh horses to have died at the track in recent days. Here Mi Song is taken to the equine ambulance after the 10th race at Churchill Downs on Saturday afternoon.
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