Horse Racing - Page 22

June 5, 2021

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. to miss Belmont Stakes after being tossed by horse, trampled by another

Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. won’t participate in Saturday's Belmont Stakes after being thrown from his horse and then trampled by another in a race earlier this week.

June 4, 2021

Carmouche riding at 'new level' into Belmont for first time

Five months after breaking his right leg, Kendrick Carmouche needed to get back on a horse.

June 3, 2021

Belmont Stakes: New York a standard-setter on medications

When Bob Baffert was banned from entering horses in the Belmont Stakes, it was the latest example of the New York Racing Association taking a strong stand on medications.

June 2, 2021

New horse racing chief calls sport's clean-up 'steep climb'

The chairman of horse racing’s future governing body said the failed drug test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit shows the need for a uniform set of rules and penalties in place of the sport’s current patchwork system.

June 2, 2021

Churchill Downs suspends Bob Baffert for 2 years after Medina Spirit's failed drug test

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for two years by Churchill Downs Incorporated on Wednesday, after Medina Spirit failed its post-race drug test following the Kentucky Derby victory.

June 2, 2021

Medina Spirit's elevated betamethasone levels confirmed in second sample, lawyer says

Medina Spirit’s positive drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby in May was confirmed by a second sample, a lawyer for the horse’s owner said Wednesday.

June 1, 2021

Sam Boulmetis Sr., Hall of Fame New Jersey rider, dies at 94

Sam Boulmetis Sr., a Hall of Fame jockey who won four Monmouth Park riding titles in the 1940s and '50s during a nearly 20-year career, has died. He was 94.

June 1, 2021

Essential Quality is 2-1 morning line favorite for Belmont

Essential Quality was set Tuesday as a 2-1 favorite for the Belmont Stakes, which will be run Saturday without a horse from trainer Bob Baffert pending an investigation into Medina Spirit's failed drug test after winning the Kentucky Derby.

May 18, 2021

Legendary trainer under scrutiny after horse tests positive for CBD: report

Bob Baffert isn’t the only legendary horse racing trainer in hot water over substances found in animals.

May 17, 2021

Bob Baffert suspended from racing in New York, may miss Belmont Stakes

Legendary trainer Bob Baffert was temporarily suspended from entering horses in New York on Monday afternoon, and he will not be able to occupy stall space at Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course and Aqueduct Racetrack.