(Reuters) - Churchill Downs on Friday said it had ended its suspension of Bob Baffert after the trainer took responsibility for the positive drug test of Medina Spirit, who finished first at the 2021 Kentucky Derby but was later disqualified.
Baffert was originally suspended for two years in the wake of the horse's positive tests for anti-inflammatory drug betamethasone and the ban had been extended through the end of 2024 until Baffert reversed course on Friday and admitted wrongdoing.
