Bob Baffert

Horse racing is once again under intense scrutiny as the sport prepares to go before its biggest general audience with the Kentucky Derby coming up on Saturday.

Bob Baffert won’t be at Churchill Downs on Saturday for the 148th Derby. Here’s why.

Medina Spirit, the 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita Park on Monday morning. The California Horse Racing Board’s Equine Medical Director Jeff Blea confirmed the 3-year-old horse’s passing and said that he ordered a comprehensive autopsy be done to determine the cause of death. According to reports, jockey Juan Ochoa was riding...

Bob Baffert can enter horses in the Breeders’ Cup next month at Del Mar, but the event’s all-time money-leading trainer has to meet certain conditions, including stricter out-of-competition testing of his horses and greater security at his barn.