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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Horse trainers D. Wayne Lukas, left, and Bob Baffert talk ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Preakness Stakes entrant Imagination works out ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Horse trainers D. Wayne Lukas, left, and Bob Baffert talk ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/98e669adfa524631b236aa328936311d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Horse trainers D. Wayne Lukas, left, and Bob Baffert talk ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Horse trainers D. Wayne Lukas, left, and Bob Baffert talk ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9fe21a57104a4e1a884f6254248b2927/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Horse trainers D. Wayne Lukas, left, and Bob Baffert talk ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
![Julia Nikhinson Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2e66c5f650604ceba014b3912a2713e8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Trainer Bob Baffert speaks with reporters ahead of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)