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In one corner, you have Baffert, who soiled his reputation as the master of Derby preparation when Medina Spirit was taken down as the 2021 Derby winner. In the other corner, you have Churchill, which rightly rebelled because of the negative publicity the suspension brought to the track's signature event.

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I started Derby Week where the crowd has collected the last 25 years on the Churchill Downs back side: at Barn 33, where trainer Bob Baffert provided a non-stop laugh track and string of Derby winners.