“To be clear, if the findings are upheld, Medina Spirit’s results in the Kentucky Derby will be invalidated and Mandaloun will be declared the winner,” Churchill Downs officials said in a statement.
“It’s a complete injustice, and I’m going to fight it tooth and nail,” Baffert said.
It is unclear how long it will take the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to finish its investigation and determine if the results will stand.
“I got the biggest gut-punch in racing for something that I didn’t do,” Baffert said of the failed test.