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Corridor of Fame horse coach Bob Baffert will miss the primary two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
The 69-year-old has been suspended from the 147th operating of the Preakness Stakes, Mike Hopkins, Government Director of Maryland Racing Fee, confirmed to CNN Sport on Tuesday.
Baffert had already been prohibited from coming into any horse within the Kentucky Derby, the primary occasion of the Triple Crown, set for Could 7 at Churchill Downs.
In February, he was suspended by the Kentucky Horse Racing Fee (KHRC) for 90 days after Medina Spirit’s victory on the 2021 Kentucky Derby was disqualified. The horse failed a drug check after crossing the end line first on the Derby.
Baffert appealed the KHRC’s resolution, however the Kentucky Courtroom of Appeals denied his movement for emergency aid on April 1. His suspension began April 4.
The legendary coach won’t be allowed to take part on the Preakness because of Maryland’s “reciprocity” statute, in accordance with Hopkins.
The rule states that “a person whose license is suspended or revoked in one other state or nation is suspended or revoked on this State” and “denial of a license by the racing fee of one other state could also be thought of as grounds for the denial of a license by the Fee.”
The Preakness is scheduled for Could 21 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
