Bob Baffert Releases A New Statement On Medina Spirit Testing Positive

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert is changing his tune on his horse, Medina Spirit, testing positive for the banned substance corticosteroid betamethasone. Well, guess what? Turns out, Medina Spirit did received treatment involving a banned substance after all. Duh...

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“While we do not know definitively that this was the source of the alleged 21 picograms found in Medina Spirit’s post-race blood sample, and our investigation is continuing, I have been told by equine pharmacology experts that this could explain the test results,” Baffert said in a new statement, published by the Courier-Journal. “As such, I wanted to be forthright about this fact as soon as I learned of this information.”

“As I have stated, my investigation is continuing and we do not know for sure if this ointment was the cause of the test results, or if the test results are even accurate, as they have yet to be confirmed by the split sample. However, again, I have been told that a finding of a small amount, such as 21 picograms, could be consistent with application of this type of ointment. I intend to continue to investigate and I will continue to be transparent,” he continued.

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(The Spun)