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Horse trainer Bob Baffert, left, leaves federal court, Monday, July 12, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A New York federal judge seems sympathetic to Baffert's claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association was unconstitutional after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claim…
Brooklyn Judge Carol Bagley Amon said a prompt post-suspension hearing where Baffert could refute the claims was required to meet constitutional muster.
The response lays out what likely is the foundation of the Medina Spirit defense.