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Medina Spirit’s second positive post-race drug test has been confirmed, which now puts its Kentucky Derby win in jeopardy. According to CNN, the horse tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone after the May 1 first leg of the famed Triple Crown. Betamethasone is an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid that is allowed …

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has been cleared to run in the Preakness Stakes after failing a drug test. Medina Spirit became the winner of the Kentucky Derby on May 1. However, betamethasone, a steroid cream used to treat skin infections and inflammatory chemicals your body makes, showed up in …