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Ashes of Medina Spirit to be interred in Kentucky

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Ashes of Medina Spirit to be interred in Kentucky

Ashes of disqualified 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit will be interred at Old Friends Farm. Farm will host an open house on April 5 for fans to visit the gravesite. MedinaSpirit collapsed and died after a workout on Dec. 6 at Santa Anita in California. He was cremated. The colt was stripped of his victory in last year's Kentucky derby by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission. It was found he had tested positive for betamethasone, a banned substance.

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