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The proprietor of Arkansas Derby winner Muth has sued Churchill Downs Inc. and is searching for a brief injunction towards what it known as the observe’s “illegal” ban of Hall of Fame coach Bob Baffert that retains the colt he skilled from competing in subsequent month’s a hundred and fiftieth Kentucky Derby.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.: The proprietor of Arkansas Derby winner Muth has sued Churchill Downs Inc. and is searching for a brief injunction towards what it known as the observe’s “illegal” ban of Hall of Fame coach Bob Baffert that retains the colt he skilled from competing in subsequent month’s a hundred and fiftieth Kentucky Derby.
The historic observe initially suspended Baffert for 2 years by on June 2 following a failed postrace drug take a look at by deceased colt Medina Spirit, who crossed the end line first within the 2021 race however was later disqualified. Churchill Downs prolonged the ban by not less than the top of 2024 in July and cited “continued concerns” in regards to the security and integrity of racing that Baffert posed to CDI-owned tracks.
Zedan Racing Stables filed the go well with on Tuesday in Jefferson Circuit Court in Louisville and asserted that the ban of Zedan and different Baffert-trained horses from operating within the milestone Derby on May 4 “has no basis in law or in fact.” A launch from Zedan’s public relations agency on Wednesday steered the ban was fueled by CDI CEO Bill Carstanjen’s private vendetta towards the two-time Triple Crown winner.
ZRS founder Amr Zedan mentioned bringing the lawsuit is the “last thing I ever wanted or expected. But due to Bill Carstanjen’s vindictive personal vendetta against our stable’s trainer Bob Baffert — who happens to be one of the most legendary trainers in the history of our sport — the horse racing industry I revere is being compromised.”
A listening to is scheduled for Monday.
A CDI assertion known as Zedan’s lawsuit the most recent meritless try and relitigate Baffert’s suspension and mentioned lifting it now would threaten the protection and integrity of races at Churchill Downs by altering the qualification guidelines simply earlier than the Derby.
It added: “The same issues in this complaint have been decided by the courts and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, which have repeatedly upheld Baffert’s suspension and the disqualification of Medina Spirit.”
Muth received final week’s Arkansas Derby by two lengths, however the ban denied him the 100 factors that usually would mechanically qualify for the Derby. The colt has received each begins as a 3-year-old and 4 of six profession with two seconds for greater than $1.5 million in earnings.
The story was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.
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