May 25, 2023 · A federal court in Kentucky has rejected the final remaining claim in a lawsuit brought by Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert against the company that runs the Kentucky Derby, according to...

May 20, 2023 · Following the confirmation of a positive drug test in June 2021, Baffert was banned from all Churchill Downs properties for two years— a punishment that will expire following the 2023 Spring Meet.

Jun 18, 2021 · The dark side of Bob Baffert’s reign. As horse deaths and drug violations mounted, thoroughbred racing’s top trainer used power and money to keep beating opponents — and regulators.

Jul 20, 2024 · Churchill Downs rescinded the suspension of legendary horse trainer Bob Baffert after he released a statement taking responsibility for Medina Spirit's failed drug test.

Sep 29, 2023 · Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame horse trainer, is suing two bettors for defamation and attempted extortion in a lawsuit that revolves in part around videos that allegedly would damage his career.

May 6, 2022 · But it's missing the sport's most famous human. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended because of a series of failed drug tests by his horses. NPR's Tom Goldman reports.

Sep 28, 2023 · Legendary thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert, whose horses have won 17 Triple Crown races, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in San Diego accusing two New Jersey men of trying to extort and...

Nov 8, 2023 · Now 70, Baffert has retained his sense of humor despite the horse racing scandal that has engulfed him since May 2021. There was a one-year ban from the New York Racing Association he completed in January for medication violations and his ongoing ban at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby.

May 9, 2021 · LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Medina Spirit’s victory in the Kentucky Derby is in serious jeopardy because of a failed postrace drug test, one that led Churchill Downs to suspend Hall of Fame trainer Bob...

Jun 2, 2021 · Bob Baffert has been banned from the racetrack where his horses have won the first leg of the Triple Crown seven times. Churchill Downs announced Wednesday it issued a two-year suspension to...