Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit stripped of 2021 title after failed drug test

Updated February 22, 2022

Deepa Shivaram

John Velazquez rides Medina Spirit across the finish line at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in May 2021. Medina Spirit failed a post race drug test and on Monday, was stripped of his 2021 title. (AP)

This article was originally published on February 22, 2022.

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