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Tim Yakteen stands in his barn with Tabia, one of two horses he will saddle for the Kentucky Derby, at Santa Anita Park on Monday, April 25, 2022, in Arcadia, Calif. He will saddle two horses - Messier and Taiba, both formerly trained by Bob Baffert - for the Kentucky Derby. Baffert is serving a 90-day suspension from horse racing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) **FILE**

Trainer honored to carry torch for suspended Baffert at Kentucky Derby

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Bob Baffert, trainer for Kentucky Derby hopeful Medina Spirit, talks to a reporter outside his barn at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Louisville, Ky. Medina Spirit was stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun was declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**

Baffert switches four Kentucky Derby hopefuls to other trainers

By Beth Harris - Associated Press