Churchill Downs suspends trainer Bob Baffert for two years after horse's failed drug test
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Churchill Downs has suspended Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert for two years after his horse, Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, failed a second drug test, the racing company announced Wednesday. The colt could soon become the second horse in the Derby's history to be disqualified over a failed drug test.
"Reckless practices and substance violations that jeopardize the safety of our equine and human athletes or compromise the integrity of our sport are not acceptable and as a company we must take measures to demonstrate that they will not be tolerated," Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., said in a statement. Carstanjen said that Baffert's record of "testing failures threatens public confidence in thoroughbred racing and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby."On Nov. 13, 2016, Dr. Eric "Scott" Sills, a renowned California fertility doctor, called 911 and reported finding his wife and business partner Susann Sills unresponsive at the bottom of the stairs. An initial investigation revealed some evidence that was consistent with an accidental fall. But as "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports, other evidence pointed to something more sinister. DETECTIVE: How do you know she — she got an email? MARY-KATHERINE SILLS: I woke up and my dad was just like on the covers just laying there like there wasn't enough room to get in I guess. So, he was just laying there.