Horse News

• Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test, Baffert Suspended
  
  The Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have failed five tests in a little more than a year, was suspended, but he denied wrongdoing.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Chernobyl May Not Be Habitable for Humans for Another 24,0000 Years, But Wildlife Is Thriving
  
  Rare animal species in Chernobyl, from lynxes to wild horses, seem to be weathering all that radiation relatively well.
  Mental Floss.  Tuesday, 11 May 2021.
• Kentucky Derby winner fails postrace drug test
  
  The futures of Medina Spirit, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, and trainer Bob Baffert are in limbo after the horse failed a drug test after its big win. David Begnaud has more.
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Does the drug that could strip Medina Spirit of a Kentucky Derby win enhance performance?
  
  Betamethasone is mostly injected into the joints of horses to ease inflammation and, if the inflammation is reduced, any associated pain subsides.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Derby champ faces DQ; Baffert banned by track
  
  Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, news that trainer Bob Baffert called "the biggest gut punch." Churchill Downs has suspended Baffert from entering horses at the track.
  ESPN.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Bob Baffert asserts Medina Spirit's Kentucky Derby win was valid, invokes 'cancel culture'
  
  Bob Baffert, the legendary horse racing trainer who has won seven Kentucky Derbies during his career, was adamant Monday his latest winner Medina Spirit was not treated with a drug he tested positive for in a post-race sample.
  Fox News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Kentucky Derby winner fails drug test, trainer vows to fight result
  
  A dark cloud hangs over horse racing and the Kentucky Derby after winner Medina Spirit failed a drug test after the race. The horse's trainer Bob Baffert says his team never administered the drug in question. David Begnaud reports.
  CBS News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• What's next after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's positive drug test?
  
  Answering key questions about Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit and trainer Bob Baffert after the horse tested positive for an anti-inflammatory drug.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert after Kentucky Derby-winning horse fails drug test
  
  Churchill Downs suggested that it would invalidate Medina Spirit's Kentucky Derby victory if the results of a failed drug test are upheld.
  ABC News.  Monday, 10 May 2021.
• Kentucky Derby winning horse Medina Spirit fails postrace drug test
  
  Medina Spirit was found to have 21 picograms of betamethasone, double the legal threshold in Kentucky racing.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 9 May 2021.
• Virginia DOE faces backlash for social-emotional learning proposal: 'Trojan horse' for 'indoctrination'
  
  The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is encountering pushback for draft social and emotional learning standards that critics suggest are a Trojan horse for left-wing ideas about race.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 5 May 2021.
• Wild Donkeys and Horses Dig Wells That Provide Water for a Host of Desert Species
  
  A new study finds these equine wells attracted 59 other vertebrate species, boasting 64 percent more species than the surrounding landscape
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 3 May 2021.
• Lady Antonia Fraser splashed out after a literary windfall
  
  Fraser, the daughter of an earl and whose second husband was playwright Harold Pinter, revealed her biggest money mistake has been betting on the horses because she always loses.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.
• Lawn Games to Enjoy
  
  In this era of social distancing, lawn games like croquet, badminton and horseshoes offer a great way to spend some time outside.
  New York Times.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.
• Crowd of 45,000 expected at Kentucky Derby as horse racing's Triple Crown returns to Louisville
  
  Medina Spirit stormed to victory in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday to deliver trainer Bob Baffert a record seventh win in the Run for the Roses.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 2 May 2021.

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