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MATTERA v. BAFFERT

No. 23-5750.

ANTHONY MATTERA; BRAD KENT; WILLIAM ADAMS; MARK DAVIS; MATT MILLIGAN; STEVEN J. BROWN; JAOL JOHNSON; RONALD GREENER; BRADFORD JETT; MARION REID; SHAWN TIGNOR; WHITNEY TIGNOR; KEVIN SIDLE; CHARLES HOLLOM; PATRICK A. DICOCCO; BRIAN WELLS; ROGER THOMAS; TIM A. WOMACK; STEVEN LAIBSTAIN, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROBERT A. BAFFERT; BOB BAFFERT RACING, INC.; CHURCHILL DOWNS, INC., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 2, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William D. Nefzger , BAHE, COOK, CANTLEY & NEFZGER, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants.

Michael D. Meuser , MILLER GRIFFIN & MARKS, P.S.C., Lexington, Kentucky, for the Baffert Appellees.

Jeffrey S. Moad , STITES & HARBISON, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee Churchill Downs.

ON BRIEF: William D. Nefzger , BAHE, COOK, CANTLEY & NEFZGER, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants.

Michael D. Meuser , Elizabeth C. Woodford , MILLER GRIFFIN & MARKS, P.S.C., Lexington, Kentucky, for the Baffert Appellees.

Jeffrey S. Moad , Chadwick A. McTighe , Alisa Micu , STITES & HARBISON, PLLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee Churchill Downs.

Before: COLE, CLAY, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Thoroughbred racehorse Medina Spirit finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Nine months later, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's stewards disqualified Medina Spirit due to a failed post-race drug test. Anthony Mattera made wagers that would have won under the new order of finish after Medina Spirit...

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