Judge Orders Private Plane Fly Kentucky Derby Winner’s Sample to NY but Limits Testing

Medina Spirit runs on the track during the training for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on April 29, 2021. Andy Lyons/Getty Images

By Janet Patton From Lexington Herald-Leader

LEXINGTON, Ky.—A Kentucky judge on Wednesday ordered Medina Spirit’s frozen urine sample to be flown to a New York lab in a private plane for more testing to help determine the fate of the Kentucky Derby winner.