Watch: Baffert parodied on 'Saturday Night Live'

Photo: Saturday Night Live

"Saturday Night Live" took on the Medina Spirit controversy, with Beck Bennett impersonating trainer Bob Baffert on the program's "Weekend Update" segment.

"I don't cheat. Do I look like a shady character to you?" Bennett/Baffert asked host Michael Che.

He also rattled off the names of some of his seven Kentucky Derby winners, throwing Mark McGwire and the super-jacked kangaroo into the mix. (You can read about that kangaroo here.)

Here's the entire appearance:

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