Mullins fined and horse disqualified over doping test
A British Horseracing Authority panel fines trainer Willie Mullins and disqualifies Final Demand from a race after a failed doping test.
The 43rd Breeders’ Cup World Championships is less than three weeks away, and contenders for the event’s 14 races are finalizing travel plans to Keeneland Race Course for Oct. 30-31.
Not every talented racehorse winds up competing in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at Churchill Downs. There are many reasons why. Some horses mature too soon, or too late, to compete on the first Saturday in May. Others prefer to race at a different distance or surface than the Kentucky Derby’s 1 1/4 miles on dirt.