The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission confirmed on May 12 that post-race drug tests for this year's Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby have come back clear of any violations.
The commission received the final results on Friday from the University of Kentucky's Equine Analytical Chemistry Lab.
The commission began using the laboratory at the University of Kentucky in 2021 after the facility invested $2.5 million in new testing equipment.
While the announcement that tests are clear used to be a given, the declaration did not come after the 2021 Kentucky Derby, and subsequently trainer Bob Baffert held a press conference to announce Medina Spirit had tested over the legal limit on the corticosteroid betamethasone. Prior to that, stablemate Gamine had a positive test for the same substance after the 2020 Kentucky Oaks.
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