Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, the twin spires. That’s how much prize money Medina Spirit won in the Derby, though the horse’s team will be forced to return the money if the horse is indeed disqualified. Churchill Downs Announces 2021-22 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Another split test allegedly confirmed that betamethasone entered Medina Spirit’s bloodstream as a result of a veterinarian-directed topical medication, according to a statement from Robertson last week. Medina Spirit, the colt whose first-place finish in this year’s Kentucky Derby remains in dispute after he failed a post-race drug test, has died of an apparent heart attack, trainer Bob Baffert. However, Baffert and his camp have long claimed the presence of this steroid was from a topical ointment, not injection, and therefore did not give Medina Spirit a racing advantage. A split urine sample test in June confirmed the presence of illegal levels of betamethasone. The positive test spurned a lengthy ongoing investigation into whether Medina Spirit should be disqualified from the Derby, thereby stripping the horse of the title. What had been a historic win for Baffert quickly became the latest example of his horses’ spotted drug history, as his horses have failed 30 drug tests in the last four decades, per the New York Times. Amr Zedan, the owner of the thoroughbred, told. The positive press for Medina Spirit’s team did not last long, as a drug test found the horse had twice the legal level of a banned drug at the time of the Derby. Medina Spirit, the controversial winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died suddenly Monday after a workout at Santa Anita Park in California. Medina Spirit did not have the prestigious origin of many other major racing horses, as he was sold for just $1,000 in 2019, generating attention for the rags-to-riches story. The 3-year-old colt trained by Bob Baffert had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic a month ago at Del Mar, according to Craig Robertson, Baffert’s attorney. Medina Spirit was bred in Florida by Gail Rice, whose tiny broodmare band varies from one to four at a given time, including partnerships. Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout Monday at Santa Anita in California. These types of things are presumed to be cardiovascular events.Baffert, who said in the statement he was “devastated” by the horse’s death, was suspended by numerous racing organizations for the drug scandal, though the Hall of Fame trainer maintains his and the horse’s innocence. Outlasting his higher-profile stablemates Life Is Good and Concert Tour on the trail, Medina Spirit is Baffert’s last remaining hope for a record-breaking seventh Kentucky Derby (G1) win in 2021. Track vets got to him right away, but he was already gone. Of today’s events, Blea described, “Right after the wire, he looked odd, and you could see the horse stagger and then he just laid down past the wire. “Sudden death necropsies are more in depth but sometimes fail to tell you what happened conclusively.” “Horses’ vascular systems are complicated,” said Blea. Of the 71 racing deaths of thoroughbreds and American quarter horses in California this year, thirteen percent have been sudden deaths. Laurie Bohannon, took hair, urine and blood samples from the colt for forensic and toxicology. The California Horse Racing Board's equine medical director Jeff Blea reported that the on-site veterinarian, Dr.
Medina Spirit won just under £1.4m with victory, where he saw off Mandaloun by half a length. The highlight was in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs last May. Baffert has continued to be embroiled in drug controversies,” Guillermo stated, adding that “ all of Medina Spirit’s veterinary records must be seized, and a thorough investigation must be conducted.” Medina Spirit was a bona fide superstar on the track and earned owner Amr Zedan, a successful Saudi businessman, more than £2.5million from just nine races. PETA claims that seven of Baffert’s horses have died mysteriously over 16 months due to “his reckless and routine habit of administering the powerful hormone thyroxine to horses without thyroid condition. Santa Anita had 37 horse racing and training deaths during the 2018-2019 racing year. Medina Spirit, sold for 1,000 as a yearling and then later for 35,000 at a 2-year-old sale, gave Baffert his record seventh Kentucky Derby victory on May 1 as a 12-1 longshot but tested positive.