Baffert bettors lawsuit

The federal court in the Western District of Kentucky Friday dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by a group of gamblers against trainer Bob Baffert over Medina Spirit's win and subsequent disqualification in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Paid off to the public as the race-day winner, Medina Spirit lost the Derby due to a failed post-race drug test. He tested positive for betamethasone, a controlled medication banned on race-day. Mandaloun, who had passed the post second, was promoted to first. The plaintiffs, spearheaded by professional gambler Michael Beychok, argued that...