The final legal case arising out of Medina Spirit’s disqualification from the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) likely has finished out of the money with the dismissal of a damages lawsuit brought by a group of bettors.
Wagers made by the plaintiffs hinged on a win by Mandaloun , but the bets failed when Medina Spirit held Mandaloun off by a half-length and the race was declared official by stewards. Medina Spirit’s post-race testing registered a positive for betamethasone, a medication not allowed on race day in Kentucky, and the horse was eventually disqualified by stewards.
Thirty plaintiffs led by Michael Beychok, the 2012 National Handicapping Championship winner, sued Medina Spirit’s trainer, Bob Baffert, in federal court. Over a span of three years, venue of the case was moved from California to New Jersey to Kentucky, where it was finally dismissed on Dec. 13 by Judge Clara Horn Boom.
Boom found the Plaintiffs’ claims…
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