#Five horses have legitimate shot to win

#Five horses have legitimate shot to win

“#Five horses have legitimate shot to win” It always happens with the Belmont Stakes, especially when the Triple Crown is a goner. Right after the Preakness, there is talk of a full field, of even using the auxiliary gate for the second time ever. Then a couple of defections come before Memorial Day weekend. No…

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#Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test

#Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test

“#Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit fails post-race drug test” Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid, the horse’s trainer Bob Baffert revealed Sunday morning. Baffert called the failed post-race drug test for 21 picograms of the substance “shocking” because he says Medina Spirit has “never been treated with betamethasone.” “Yesterday…

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#Senegal’s savannah jockey dreams of international glory

#Senegal’s savannah jockey dreams of international glory

“#Senegal’s savannah jockey dreams of international glory” NIAGA, Senegal – A head shorter than his peers, Fallou Diop quickly vanishes into the crowd of jockeys preparing for early morning drills in the western Senegalese village of Niaga. When the racing begins, however, his crouched silhouette is far ahead of the field, aided by an effortless riding…

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#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC

#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC

“#Horse dope dealers plead guilty in NYC” A pair of equine dope dealers on Wednesday pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to peddling drugs used to juice up racehorses. Sarah Izhaki, 45, and Scott Robinson, 46, each copped to conspiring to unlawfully distribute adulterated and misbranded drugs used for doping racehorses. “[They] represent the supply…

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