Baffert had been banned for two years from the Triple Crown because of a failed drug test by Medina Spirit in the Derby.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/10/sports/arcangelo-belmont-stakes-2023.html

Baffert returned to the Triple Crown trail earlier this year at the Preakness after being suspended from that race and the Belmont in 2022 in connection with a different, 90-day ban in Kentucky that Maryland and New York honored.

Source: https://www.sootoday.com/national-sports/churchill-downs-extends-trainer-bob-bafferts-ban-through-2024-7229632

Baffert, who is back at the Preakness after missing last year because of a suspension issued by Kentucky that Maryland honored, has won the second jewel of the Triple Crown a record-tying seven times.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/19/mage-faces-a-tough-challenge-in-preakness-in-pursuit-of-win-in-second-triple-crown-race/

Dettori and Baffert also took a narrow defeat in the Saudi Cup, when Havnameltdown lost by a head to Commissioner King.

Source: https://wtop.com/sports/2023/02/japans-panthalassa-wins-20m-saudi-cup-baffert-2nd-again/

Some owners have decided that if they can’t beat Baffert, they might as well join him, and have given him more horses for his already loaded barn.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/sports/horse-racing/bob-baffert-horse-racing.html