Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer, declared he would not be in Baltimore because he did not want to be a distraction. Of course, he has said quite a few things. On Tuesday, Baffert acknowledged treating Medina Spirit for a rash by using an antifungal ointment called Otomax, which — to Baffert’s professed surprise — contained betamethasone. “Look at the damage this has done to our sport,” said Arthur Hancock III, a fourth-generation horse breeder. One bill after another failed to get out of Congress, thanks to reliably consistent opposition — from horse trainers, whom the bills targeted, and from racetracks that did not want the headache of federal regulation.

Source: New York Times May 13, 2021 09:00 UTC