Baffert’s back: Hall of Fame trainer returns to the Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert has won the Kentucky Derby six times, tied for the most ever.

He thought he had won a record seventh when Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first in 2021, but that win was taken away for a failed drug test and it led to a three-year suspension from all Churchill Downs tracks.

That’s over now. The iconic trainer with the familiar white hair is back on the backside…

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