Amr Zedan, owner of Arkansas Derby winner Muth, has filed an appeal of a Kentucky Circuit Court ruling issued Thursday that denied his request for a temporary injunction against a ban by Churchill Downs of Muth’s trainer, Bob Baffert.

A Jefferson County Circuit Court judge in Kentucky has denied a request for a temporary injunction that was being sought by the owner Amr Zedan that would have allowed his horse Muth to start in this year’s Kentucky Derby despite a ban by Churchill Downs on the colt’s trainer, Bob Baffert.

The California Horse Racing Board on Thursday approved a request by Santa Anita Park to offer a new bet type that will allow players to select the top three finishers in three consecutive races.

The wager, which will be called the "Three by Three," will debut at Santa Anita within the next several weeks, according to Scott Daruty, president of Monarch Content Management, an arm of Santa Anita’s parent company. The aim of the new bet is to “introduce a new concept” to the wagering menu, Daruty said at the meeting. 

Maryland-based trainer Phil Schoenthal has had his provisional suspension for two methamphetamine positives in his horses reduced from 60 days to 15 days after working with officials from the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit on measures designed to reduce the risk of contamination, Schoenthal said.

Two stakes races held in South Korea have been added this year to the slate of contests that provide fees-paid berths to one of the 14 races for the Breeders’ Cup event, according to a schedule of the races distributed by Breeders’ Cup on Monday.

A Kentucky circuit court judge said Monday he will issue a ruling by the end of the week on whether to grant a temporary injunction that would allow horses trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Amr Zedan to start in this year’s Kentucky Derby despite a ban by Churchill Downs on the trainer.