
Medina Spirit to be permitted to enter Preakness
The Maryland Jockey Club will permit Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who tested positive for betamethasone afterwards, to enter the Preakness.

The Maryland Jockey Club will permit Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who tested positive for betamethasone afterwards, to enter the Preakness.

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Trainer Bob Baffert acknowledged Tuesday Medina Spirit’s betamethasone positive may result from an anti-fungal his team was using.

One of the most interesting horses in Saturday’s Preakness is France Go de Ina, the globetrotting Japan-based runner with a pioneering trainer.

Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile winner Fearless, trained by Todd Pletcher, headlines a field of 11 set for Friday’s G3 Pimlico Special.

Grade 3 winner Beautiful Gift, trained by Bob Baffert, has been installed as the morning line favorite for the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan Friday at Pimlico.

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Keepmeinmind, a rallying seventh in the Kentucky Derby, is looking good, trainer Robertino Diodoro said, in his preparations for the Preakness.

Midnight Bourbon breezed a half-mile Monday morning in his final move prior to the May 15 Preakness Stakes.

El Camino Real Derby winner Rombauer came out of his final pre-Preakness breeze in good order, his trainer said.

The draw for the 146th Preakness Stakes, originally scheduled for May 10, has been pushed back a day by the Maryland Jockey Club.

The Maryland Jockey Club has adopted a wait-and-see posture towards the possibility of Medina Spirit’s running in the Preakness.
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