BETH HARRIS
AP Racing Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trainer Mick Ruis sued the California Horse Racing Board on Monday, alleging it intentionally failed to discharge its public duty when the board hid and subsequently dismissed Justify's positive drug test in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby.
Ruis trained and owned Bolt d'Oro, who finished second in the race, the West Coast's major prep for the Kentucky Derby.
Santa Anita Derby winner Justify, trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, went on to sweep the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes and become horse racing's 13th Triple Crown winner that year.
The petition filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court asks for a writ ordering the CHRB to set aside its decision to dismiss Justify's positive test in the Santa Anita Derby and to order
