Ep 221 - Kentucky Derby winner tests positive - what next?

Nick is joined by Patrick Cummings, Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Ideas Foundation to discuss the shocking news that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for Betamathazone, a therapeutic corticosteroid, and faces disqualification from the Kentucky Derby 147 if the split sample confirms the findings. The case is made the more intriguing by trainer Bob Baffert's strenuous denial that there was any such medication ever administered. Nick and Patrick discuss the impact on Baffert and racing's reputation and attempt to answer the attendant questions over regulation, harmonisation, medication and public perception of the integrity of the sport.