BERMAN: A brand-new story rocking the world of horse racing this morning. Justify won the Triple Crown last year, but should the horse have been disqualified before even running the Kentucky Derby for failing a drug test? Andy Scholes with the latest in the "Bleacher Report." Andy, wow.</s>ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: Yes, wow, John is right. Good morning to you. You know, I was at the Belmont Stakes when Justify won the Triple Crown. It was an awesome moment. But according to "The New York Times," Justify failed a drug test earlier that season that should have disqualified the horse from even competing for the Triple Crown. Now, the "Times" reports that after winning the Santa Anita Derby and qualifying for the Kentucky Derby in the process, Justify tested positive for a banned substance. Now, that positive test should have resulted in a disqualification and removal from the Kentucky Derby. But instead, the "Times" reports the California Horse Racing Board took more than a month to confirm the results after legendary trainer Bob Baffert asked for a second sample to be tested. By then, Justify had won the Kentucky Derby. And according to the "Times," the board did not follow normal protocol. And then, in August, after Justify won the Triple Crown, decided in private to drop the. END
Triple Crown Winner Justify Failed Drug Test Before Winning Triple Crown.