“Bob Baffert has been a central piece of making the Haskell what it is today and has always supported Monmouth Park, and once his suspension ends, he is welcome to come to Monmouth Park and participate in any of our races that he wishes,” Drazin told the Asbury Park Press. Drazin hopes Baffert decides to enter the Haskell. Monmouth Park’s Dennis Drazin, chair and CEO of Darby Development, which operates the New Jersey track, is a longtime friend to Baffert. I haven’t seen horses for 90 days,” Baffert told Horse Racing Nation regarding the Haskell. Baffert has won the Haskell nine times, most recently in 2020 with Authentic. With Baffert’s suspension concluding this weekend, the two-time Triple Crown winner (2015 American Pharoah, 2018 Justify) could return to Monmouth Park for the track’s annual Haskell Stakes on July 23. The sport is also seeing renewed interest after gaming regulators in several states have agreed to allow fixed odds on horse races. Sports gambling has been good for the equine industry by various means, including some states allocating sports betting taxes for horsemen. That’s following the US Supreme Court’s May 2018 decision that concluded such gambling is a state’s right to determine its legal status - not the federal government’s. Horse racing has benefited from the expansion of legal sports betting nationwide. The case of death was a suspected heart attack. Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December 2021 after a workout. Baffert’s record of testing failures threatens public confidence in thoroughbred racing and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby.”Īlong with being banned from the sport that has made him a household name, Baffert was fined $7,500, and Medina Spirit was stripped of his Kentucky Derby win. “Reckless practices and substance violations that jeopardize the safety of our equine and human athletes or compromise the integrity of our sport are not acceptable and as a company, we must take measures to demonstrate that they will not be tolerated,” said Bill Carstanjen, Churchill Downs Inc. Churchill Downs Inc., which owns and operates the Kentucky Derby racetrack, took things much further by suspending Baffert from all of its races through its 2023 Spring Meet. Baffert’s 90-day sanction from horse racing prohibited him from participating in the sport in any of the 38 states that conduct live racing.
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