Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
Robert A. "Bob" Baffertis an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Baffert's horses have won four Kentucky Derbies, six Preakness Stakes, two Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks...
changes month nice
This is a very nice young horse. He changes every month because he's so young.
bunch difficult lead routine save stretch surgery switched together turning
This is just devastating for me and my team. It was a routine gallop. He was turning into the stretch and when he switched to his right lead that's when it happened. We had a bunch of different vets look at him to see if surgery was possible. They got together and they all said they wouldn't. The sesamoids are really difficult to save a horse.
job needs past
Once he got past Keyed Entry, his job was done. He needs a target.
cleaned couple cup farms foot found horse interested left looked looks matter open racing retired run stud weeks window
After we retired him we looked at his foot and found out he just had an undermined abscess in there and we cleaned it out, and now the horse actually looks pretty good, ... As a matter of fact, if the Breeders Cup was just another couple weeks away, we could probably run him in it. Stud farms are interested in him, but we left the window open a little bit. He actually could have a lot of racing left in him.
leaning might towards watching
After watching him today, I might be leaning towards the Sprint,
excited fantastic
I'm really excited about him, ... His Dwyer was fantastic off of a layoff.
best horses year
The best horses this year are in California.
awhile needed took
It took awhile for him to come around. He needed to get his confidence.
beat bob both boxed break credible determined either john missed point ran sure tired winner
They both ran credible races. They were right there. Bob and John missed the break and got tired and Point Determined was boxed in the whole way. I'm not so sure either was going to beat the winner that day.
excited time until
You try to get excited, but it's not healthy. You can't get excited until you get to this time of year.
derby good horses lucky picture trainer year
It's important to every trainer to be in the Derby and I've been lucky enough to have some good horses in it. We are in the picture this year but we've got a long way to go.
believe guy lost missed nicest people race rooted saddest tells won
We lost a giant. He was just the nicest man. He's the only guy I know who won every big race and people still rooted for him. That tells it all right there. Believe me, he will be missed by many. This is just the saddest day.
brother clear covered determination horse last
Brother Derek is going to get out there and do his thing. I just like that my horse will be in the clear for a change. He showed determination last time. He was covered up, had a stop-and-go trip.
bob horse kindness lewis man saddle statues word
Those statues are once-in-a-lifetime guys. He was a once-in-a-lifetime guy. He showed kindness and he was a man of his word and a man of his honor. Someday, I'd like to saddle a horse and see a statue of Bob Lewis in the garden.