Churchill Downs suspends trainer Bob Baffert for two years after horse's failed drug test

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."