Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in four years, having served his punishment for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test and coming to the place where he’s won a record-tying six times.

Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike's absence from the Preakness has reignited the debate over whether the spacing of the three Triple Crown races should be changed.

Kentucky Derby entry Tiz the Law runs during a workout at Churchill Downs, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby still has horses Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite in 31 years but just about everything else makes the 146th edition unlike any other. Quietude cant hurt, said Barclay Tagg, trainer of 3-5 favorite Tiz the Law. Tiz the Law won the Travers by 5 1/2 lengths over the same distance at Saratoga a month ago. A win by Tiz the Law would make Tagg the oldest trainer to win a Derby at age 82.

It adds that another category one close contact of its coaching staff has also tested positive for COVID-19. Dresdens entire team was ordered by local health authorities into 14 days of quarantine on May 9 after two players tested positive. ___The governing body of swimming has postponed the short course world championships for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The short course world championships are held in a 25-meter pool. The FINA world championships and the Olympics are staged in 50-meter pools.