Posts tagged Bob Baffert
Lookin At Lucky ready for Breeders’ Cup Classic
Nov 4th
There may have been times when Bob Baffert has wondered whether the name of his star horse was tempting providence just a little too far. Lookin At Lucky goes into the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs as the second-favourite behind the mighty Zenyatta with just three defeats to his name but it is a [...]
Why does Zenyatta keep winning?
Oct 28th
The rest of us have watched in awe, including those trying to beat her, as Zenyatta has galloped herself into the record books and her rivals into submission. The inside track, not the path closest to the rail, but the information from those closest to a horse is always a prized knowledge so if any [...]
Richard’s Kid out of Breeders’ Cup Classic
Oct 20th
At a time when just about everyone else is trying to find a horse good enough to take to Churchill Downs next month for the Breeders’ Cup, one man has decided to go the other way. In fact all the way to Dubai. Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed al-Maktoum, owner of Richard’s Kid, has elected not [...]
Lookin At Lucky wins Indiana Derby
Oct 3rd
Lookin At Lucky laid down his marker for the Breeders’ Cup Classic next month with a victory in the Grade Two Indiana Derby at Hoosier Park. It was expected to be little more than a well-paid workout for Bob Baffert’s colt – the winner of both the Preakness Stakes and Haskell Invitational – but Martin [...]
Check The Label wins Garden City Stakes
Sep 18th
Check The Label made it four wins in succession and a first at Grade One level with a victory the Garden City Stakes at Belmont Park. The Garden City drew a field of seven – with No Explaining a late scratch – and Queen of the Creek set some solid fractions through the first two [...]
Boys At Tosconova wins Hopeful Stakes
Sep 7th
It may end up taking nine years but Bob Baffert’s belief in one of his horses may yet be vindicated – if only vicariously. Describing a juvenile colt as “a great horse” before the end of the season is something of a hostage to fortune but the ever-quotable Baffert felt sure that Officer was about [...]
Blame wins at Saratoga
Aug 8th
Blame got up in the dying strides to win the 83rd running of the Grade One Whitney Handicap at Saratoga. The start was delayed when Haynesfield broke through the stalls but he also broke first for Ramon Dominguez when the gates opened. But it was Quality Road who led into the first turn and he [...]
Lookin At Lucky out of Travers Stakes
Aug 4th
Bob Baffert could be forgiven for thinking that it is two steps forwards and one back when it comes to training Lookin At Lucky. The colt, who stamped himself as the dominant three-year-old colt with his victory in the Grade One Haskell Invitational Handicap at the weekend, has now been ruled out of his next [...]
Lookin At Lucky wins Haskell
Aug 1st
Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra may be the current marquee names of American racing but Lookin At Lucky came through as the dominant three-year-old with a victory in the Grade One Haskell Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park. The race had brought together a quality field that offered the opportunity to settle arguments that this year’s Triple [...]
Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra back in training
Jun 29th
The clash between Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra, which has been mooted ever since Zenyatta returned from one of the briefest sporting retirements in January, had been on the back burner following defeats for Rachel Alexandra in her first two starts of the year. Normal service was resumed when Rachel Alexandra won the Grade Two Fleur [...]
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