Spendthrift Farm will be removing several horses from the care of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert following this week's controversy over the test results of Medina Spirit after the Kentucky Derby, reports the Daily Racing Form.
Following Sea, a Spendthrift homebred who had been under consideration for Saturday's Chick Lang at Pimlico, has been transferred to trainer Todd Pletcher and will not run Saturday. In addition, four 2-year-olds recently shipped to Baffert in Southern California will also be moved, likely to trainer Richard Mandella.
“Given the circumstances we thought it was best to hit the pause button,” Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey told DRF. “I think we need to step back and let's see how things play out. We're not ruling anything out in the future.”
Spendthrift and Baffert teamed up last year to win the Kentucky Derby with Authentic, bringing along thousands of micro-share owners via MyRacehorse. Authentic went on to win the Breeders' Cup Classic and be named Champion 3-Year-Old and Horse of the Year before his retirement to stud at Spendthrift.
“Bob gave us the thrill of a lifetime last year,” Toffey continued. “Bob has never had a positive test for us. Given the circumstances, the best thing for the time being is to step back.”
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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