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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has reportedly died.

In an interview with Thoroughbred Daily News, the colt's owner Amr Zedan said that he died of an apparent heart attack Monday morning while on the track at Santa Anita.

The Los Angeles Times reported that a siren sounded while the horses were working out and a horse emergency van rushed to the track.

In a controversy over possible disqualification, Medina Spirit has been in the news several times since the Kentucky Derby.

After winning this year's derby, the colt tested positive for the steroid "Betamethasone" and faced possible disqualification.

Trainer Bob Baffert had said an ointment used to treat the colt for a skin condition contained the substance.

Follow-up urine testing of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has shown that a steroid present in the colt’s system came from a topical ointment and not an injection.

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A little more in depth.....

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit dies at Santa Anita

Kentucky Derby winning horse Medina Spirit died Monday at the Santa Anita racetrack in Southern California, according to the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB).
Medina Spirit collapsed near the finish line just as he was completing a workout and died immediately, the CHRB tells CNN.
"Following the completion of a routine morning workout, Medina Spirit collapsed on the track at Santa Anita Park and died suddenly of a probable cardiac event according to the on site veterinary team who attended to him," Santa Anita Park said in a statement.

The news was also confirmed by its Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who said the three-year-old champion colt died from a "heart attack" following a workout, but the CHRB will not determine cause of death until a necropsy and toxicology tests are complete. The examination and tests will be conducted at the University of California, Davis.

"My entire barn is devastated by this news," Baffert's statement read.

"Medina Spirit was a great champion, a member of our family who was loved by all, and we are deeply mourning his loss. I will always cherish the proud and personal memories of Medina Spirit and his tremendous spirit."
As well as being an exciting racehorse, Medina Spirit was the subject of one of the sport's biggest controversies in the US earlier this year.

After crossing the line first in this year's Kentucky Derby, the horse failed a post-race drug test.
Trainer Baffert was subsequently banned from fielding any horses at the Churchill Downs racetrack for two years following the confirmation of the positive test.
Baffert later provided a lengthy statement claiming an ointment used to treat dermatitis may have caused the positive test.

A statement from the Santa Anita racetrack on Monday confirmed a full necropsy will take place to determine the exact cause of the sudden death.
The racetrack has an unwanted track record of equine fatalities which prompted an investigation in 2019.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/06/sport/medina-spirit-death-horse-racing-spt-intl/index.html


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Dang. I saw this yesterday and got sad. Such a short life for an animal that majestic


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Do you feel that way about other sports?


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