Churchill Downs lifts suspension on trainer Bob Baffert

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Churchill Downs' suspension of Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert has been lifted in the wake of his acknowledgment that he was ultimately to blame when one of his horses failed a drug test in 2021.

The horse, Medina Spirit, appeared to win the Kentucky Derby that year but was disqualified when an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid, betamethasone