2021 Derby winner dies........😥 😥 😥 [View all]

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit died Monday morning after a workout at Santa Anita Racetrack, per Ray Paulick of Paulick Report.

The horse was the first-place finisher at Churchill Downs in May, although a post-race drug test showed elevated levels of betamethasone. Trainer Bob Baffert maintained he didn't inject the thoroughbred with any illegal substances. Last week, Baffert's lawyer Craig Robertson said a test determined the initial results were because of a topical ointment.

Medina Spirit finished third at the Preakness Stakes and second at the Breeders' Cup Classic.