Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Collapses, Dies In California
Medina Spirit, who finished first in the controversial 2021 Kentucky Derby, died Monday after a workout at Santa Anita.
![John Velazquez atop Medina Spirit competes during the 146th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eb9b9fc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F73%2F2883190a435aa94b012f70ca0247%2F1638814470-u3disr.jpg)
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