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Author: Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal

Sports

Kentucky Derby stewards vote to disqualify 2021 winner Medina Spirit, suspend trainer Bob Baffert for 90 days

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Kentucky Derby stewards vote to disqualify 2021 winner Medina Spirit, suspend trainer Bob Baffert for 90 days

Bob Baffert has 10 days to appeal the ruling after Medina Spirit’s 2021 Kentucky Derby win was disqualified over a positive drug test.

Sports

Trainer Bob Baffert’s case underscores horse racing’s conflicting interests

September 23, 2021 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Trainer Bob Baffert’s case underscores horse racing’s conflicting interests

Breeders’ Cup review of Bob Baffert compromised by appearance of numerous conflicts of interest.

Sports

Party guests speak out about brawl involving Kentucky football players, how school handled it

September 3, 2021 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Party guests speak out about brawl involving Kentucky football players, how school handled it

Amid conflicting versions of a brawl that led to six Kentucky football players being charged with burglary, two partygoers talk about what they saw.

News

Owner willing to pay thousands to tweak Bob Baffert by naming horse ‘Bad Test Bob’

May 29, 2021 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Owner willing to pay thousands to tweak Bob Baffert by naming horse ‘Bad Test Bob’

Owner Jerry Jamgotchian wants to name a horse ‘Bad Test Bob’ to tweak trainer Bob Baffert, and says he’s prepared to go to federal court.

Sports

Bob Baffert may be selling Medina Spirit short, but here’s why you shouldn’t

April 28, 2021 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Bob Baffert may be selling Medina Spirit short, but here’s why you shouldn’t

Medina Spirit lacks the credentials of some of Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby prospects, but he is hard to discount because of his trainer.

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Opinion: College football should consider punting its season until the spring

July 6, 2020 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Opinion: College football should consider punting its season until the spring

With a large number of at-risk players and no coronavirus vaccine in sight, college football should consider postponing its season.

Sports

Unbeaten Bob Baffert-trained horse Nadal retired after suffering leg fracture

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Unbeaten Bob Baffert-trained horse Nadal retired after suffering leg fracture

Nadal, an unbeaten 3-year-old who was the Kentucky Derby qualifying points leader, has been retired due to a condylar fracture in his left front leg.

Sports

Despite coronavirus-related uncertainties, officials say a 2020 Kentucky Derby remains definite

May 2, 2020 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Despite coronavirus-related uncertainties, officials say a 2020 Kentucky Derby remains definite

Churchill Downs was eerily quiet on the original date of the Kentucky Derby. But officials are still confident the Run for the Roses will return.

Sports

Opinion: Mongolian Groom’s death at Breeders’ Cup raises big concerns for veterinarians

November 14, 2019 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Opinion: Mongolian Groom’s death at Breeders’ Cup raises big concerns for veterinarians

Some veterinarians who watched videos of Mongolian Groom days before his death at Breeders’ Cup say the horse showed leg issues in training.

Sports

Derby-winning trainer takes to streets outside Breeders’ Cup in support of horse racing

November 1, 2019 Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on Derby-winning trainer takes to streets outside Breeders’ Cup in support of horse racing

Trainer Doug O’Neill, twice the winner of the Kentucky Derby, held a sign outside of the Breeders’ Cup on Friday in support of his embattled sport.

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