Baffert: Antifungal meds given to Medina Spirit had steroid

BALTIMORE (AP) — Trainer Bob Baffert says Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit was treated with an antifungal ointment containing the steroid betamethasone that may have caused the horse to fail a postrace drug test. Baffert says Medina Spirit was treated with the ointment for dermatitis once a day leading up to the race and that experts have told him this could explain the test results. Baffert says the horse tested positive for 21 picograms of the substance, which would lead to a disqualification if upheld with another test. Preakness officials say Medina Spirit and Baffert’s other horses running at Pimlico Race Course this weekend will be allowed to enter the race, subject to additional testing and monitoring.