After looking like a promising dirt router, and even a Kentucky Derby contender last year, trainer Bob Baffert will stretch Nysos out in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap Saturday at Del Mar.
After a long layoff and a narrow second in his comeback race, Nysos annihilated the competition in the May 31 Triple Bend Stakes (G3) to give trainer Bob Baffert his eighth victory in the stakes at Santa Anita Park.
Three veterans and three more lightly raced distaffers are set to meet in the Santa Margarita, including Splendora and Seismic Beauty from the Bob Baffert barn.
In an era when trainers are loathe to run their horses on a short amount of rest, Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas are the gold standard when it comes to running in and winning the Preakness Stakes (G1) on two weeks' rest.
Legendary trainer Bob Baffert is returning to the Kentucky Derby after a three-year absence in the most prestigious horse race in the world. Baffert was slapped with a two-year suspension by Churchill Downs following the 2021 Derby after his horse, "Medina Spirit," tested positive for a banned substance.
The betting favorite has not won the Kentucky Derby since 2018, adding to the drama when Journalism enters the starting gate at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday evening.
With a suspension from Churchill Downs lifted, trainer Bob Baffert has two chances for a record-breaking seventh win in the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1). The disqualification of Medina Spirit in 2021 for a medication infraction leaves Baffert with six.
After a 10-year absence, veteran jockey Martin Garcia is headed back to the Kentucky Derby (G1). He is set to ride Citizen Bull, last year's champion 2-year-old male, for trainer Bob Baffert in the 151st Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs May 3.
Chilean-bred Richi has acclimated well for trainer Bob Baffert, "getting stronger and stronger," he said, and she proved it emphatically with an easy win in the Santa Maria Stakes (G2) April 19 at Santa Anita Park.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, a six-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, has narrowed his squad of Thoroughbreds for the May 3 Run for the Roses from three to two.
There is a lot of excitement in the racing world following the 2024 Kentucky Derby, which will have fans and avid bettors alike looking forward to the Preakness Stakes.
Bob Baffert's horses are ineligible to run the 2024 Kentucky Derby The 150th Run for the Roses won't see Baffert's horses in the competition because of a suspension that dates back to 2021.
Owner Amr Zedan's Zedan Racing Stables filed an appeal with the Kentucky Court of Appeals on Friday, attempting to overturn Thursday's Kentucky Circuit
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Mitchell Perry has officially denied a motion for temporary injunction that would have allowed trainer Bob Baffert to enter horses in this year's Kentucky Derby.
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is planning to ship his top 3-year-old Muth to Oaklawn Park for the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on March 30, reports the Daily Racing Form.
“They’re taking off right now, how about that?!” Bob Baffert is in relaxed mood in California as two of his horses speed down the runway, about to launch for Dubai.