Gail Rice, the breeder who helped Medina Spirit’s mother as she struggled to give birth to him three years ago, had trouble accepting that the Kentucky Derby winner collapsed and died of an ...

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s death is shocking in just one regard: we never learn our lesson. It’s long past time for this so-called sport to disappear. Horse racing is cruel ...

Medina Spirit, the disputed winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, died Monday of a heart attack after a workout at Santa Anita Park, trainer Bob Baffert said. “My entire barn is devastated by this ...

By Joe Drape Follow for live news updates on the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Medina Spirit, the racehorse whose victory in the 2021 Kentucky Derby had been called into question by a failed post-race drug ...

Few horses have had such a short yet newsworthy career as Medina Spirit. And, a day after his sudden death after a workout at Santa Anita, many are wondering how his story will eventually be told.

A previous version of this article incorrectly said Medina Spirit was the 72nd equine fatality at five California tracks this year. He was the 71st. This article has been corrected. Medina Spirit ...

They lifted plastic shot glasses filled with Kentucky bourbon to the gloomy heavens and murmured melancholy toasts to the departed, Medina Spirit. The epitaph mostly kept to the facts — the ...

Medina Spirit, who won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago in a close finish, is the betting favorite in the 10-horse field. Baffert was suspended by officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville ...

Medina Spirit, the thoroughbred colt whose 2021 Kentucky Derby win is in peril due to a failed drug test, will be allowed to run in this Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing ...

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit can race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after the final two rounds of blood samples from the horse were deemed clear, officials said Friday. All three of ...

On May 1, trainer Bob Baffert made history with his seventh career win at Churchill Downs, but a week later, the good feelings abruptly ended with the announcement that his horse Medina Spirit ...

A previous version of this story reported that Medina Spirit’s test showing 21 picograms of betamethasone exceeded a permitted limit of 10 picograms. In fact, last August the Kentucky Racing ...