Second-place finisher Mandaloun is declared the winner and will get the $1.8 million purse
The winner of last year’s Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit, was stripped of the victory due to a positive drug test, and Mandaloun was declared the winner after a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday.
Medina Spirit finished half a length ahead of Mandaloun in the race, giving Baffert what was then his seventh Kentucky Derby title. Baffert was subsequently banned for two years by Churchill Downs following the positive test. “We look forward to celebrating Mandaloun on a future date in a way that is fitting of this rare distinction,” the statement said.
The racing commission also suspended Baffert for 90 days and fined the Hall of Fame trainer $7,500 on Monday. The decision followed aClark Brewster, an attorney for Baffert, said he would appeal the ruling.
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