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For the first time, Churchill Downs is allotting one spot in the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field to a European-based horse.
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Mendelssohn will try to qualify for the May 5 Kentucky Derby through the main Derby leaderboard with a victory Saturday in the UAE Derby.
Another spot in the Kentucky Derby field is being allotted to a Japan-based colt.
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It appears as though that good feeling may have left the building.
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The team declined to comment on the matter to Gehlken but affirmed they are awaiting word from the NFL about a potential violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy.
Bryant was suspended for the entirety of the 2016 season due to repeated violations of the substance-abuse policy. He was conditionally reinstated last year and played in 15 games for Pittsburgh with eight starts. He caught 50 passes for 603 yards and three touchdowns before being traded to the Raiders in exchange for a third-round pick.
A failed test isn’t the only way Bryant could run afoul of the league policy. Missed tests could trigger another suspension as well.
