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Brewster also said the portrayal of Baffert in articles since the Medina Spirit failed test was announced has been unfair. However, Brewster said that his client has entered horses in Kentucky over the last 29 years. In that time, Brewster said only one horse — Gamine in the Kentucky Oaks — came back with a drug test violation. Gamine was also found to have an excessive amount of betamethasone in her system, which Brewster said came from two injections 18 days out.

State guidelines call for one injection no earlier than 14 days before a race. Churchill awarded Derby points to top finishers in those races. But Corniche did not receive any.

Two other Baffert horses finished first and second in the Jan. But Churchill Downs did not give Newgrange 10 points, nor Rockefeller four points for their finish. Newgrange would also be near the top of the leaderboard. However, the major races for Derby qualification do not begin for more than a month. Starting in mid-February, races will take place that offers 50 qualifying points for each winner.

From March 26 to April 9, there are eight races where the winner gets points. Brewster told Casino. Churchill Downs was not the only entity to act after the Medina Spirit test. The tradition was well-represented by derby stalwart Jeff Iula, whose granddaughter, Zoe Kubick, was competing in the rally masters division. Matthew Wells, 15, from Indianapolis, placed second in his local race and said the national race was highly competitive as he prepared for his first heat.

Green resident Scott Kolesar said his daughter, Sarah, 18, has been racing for five years and becomes more involved each year. She used a piece of digital art to craft the dragon-and-flames design on her derby car.

Sarah is majoring in graphics design at Kent State University, inspired by the work she did on her car, said her mother, Jill Kolesar. Sarah won the local rally super stock division. Friendship and tradition were the words of the day, and Alexa Garren, 13, of Villa Rica, Georgia, was up to the task.

Steve Probst, another Green resident, said his daughter, Ella, 15, first discovered derby racing when she was about 5 years old. In , Ella won her first heat in the rally division. She also won her first pairing in the rally super stock division on Saturday. Ella agreed. Leave a message for Alan Ashworth at or email him at aashworth gannett.

Hayes Gardner, Louisville Courier Journal. In this article:. Bob Baffert is pictured in with Medina Spirit, before the horse tested positive for an anti-inflammatory drug.

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