Baffert initially was suspended four a two-year period, and that ban was extended in July 2023.

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.

The legal race for the 2021 Kentucky Derby has come to an end. Amr Zedan, owner of Medina Spirit, and trainer Bob Baffert have ended their legal challenge to a disqualification handed down by the Kentucky Racing Commission after the colt tested positive for a race-day prohibited substance after crossing the finish line first in the 147th Run for the Roses.

The 2021 Kentucky Derby is not quite in the backstretch, but it perhaps reached the far turn on Tuesday when the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission upheld a hearing officer’s decision to disqualify Medina Spirit as winner of the Derby on the basis of a positive post-race drug test.

Churchill Downs extended its suspension of trainer Bob Baffert through the end of 2024 due to "continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks."

Clark Brewster, attorney for Bob Baffert in his federal case against Churchill Downs and its top executives, filed a motion to have Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings disqualified from the case.

A federal judge admonished Bob Baffert's attorney over an apparent allegation that the court had improper communications with members of the Churchill Downs legal team.

The Triple Crown winning trainer has asked the court for a temporary injunction striking down a 2-year suspension imposed by Churchill Downs after the 2021 Kentucky Derby. 

Exit Baffert and his 16 wins in Triple Crown race, including six in the Kentucky Derby. Enter Yakteen, whose career training record showed a pair of Grade I stakes wins before this year.