Trainer Bob Baffert will not be allowed to enter controversial Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit into the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the triple crown.
The New York Racing Association, which operates Belmont Park, announced Monday it has temporarily suspended Baffert from entering any horses at its tracks in the wake of Medina Spirit testing positive for the steroid betamethasone.
In a statement, the NYRA said it has "taken into account the fact that other horses trained by Mr. Baffert have failed drug tests in the recent past, resulting in the assessment of penalties against him by thoroughbred racing regulators in Kentucky, California, and Arkansas.