Preakness Stakes Press Conference
Comments from the connections of Preakness Stakes winner Justify, including trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith.
Keyword: Bob Baffert
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Ax Man Cuts Through Competition in Sir Barton
Cutting through dense fog over a sloppy track at Pimlico Race Course, 3-year-old Ax Man led at every point of call to capture the May 19 $100,000 LARC Sir Barton Stakes and take home his third win of the season.
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Justify Emerges From the Fog to Win Preakness
In an intense, white fog at Pimlico Race Course, Justify and Good Magic, the top two finishers in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), dueled for the second prize in the Triple Crown.
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'Bob and Wayne Show' Hard to Beat at Preakness
For all the greats that have laid claim to the Woodlawn Vase in the 143-year-old history of the Preakness Stakes (G1), no trainers in the modern era have worked the 1 3/16-mile race the way Hall of Famers Bob Baffert and D. Wayne Lukas have.
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Preakness Stakes Week 2018
Images from the days leading up to the 143rd Preakness Stakes
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Preakness News Update for May 18
Reporting from Pimlico Race Course, Claire Crosby shares updates on morning track appearances from Justify, Quip, Sporting Chance, Bravazo, and Good Magic.
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Justify Goes Out Early for Final Preakness Gallop
Justify went out for his final pre-Preakness Stakes (G1) gallop in the dark May 18 at Pimlico Race Course, about three hours earlier than he hit the track the day prior, and Bob Baffert had a simple explanation as to why he changed things up.
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Preakness Stakes: Bob Baffert on Justify
Bob Baffert talks about how Justify is settling in at Pimlico Race Course and his thoughts on Saturday's forecast for the Preakness Stakes (G1).
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Rains Part for Justify in First Spin at Pimlico
Dodging the worst of the weather, Justify had as ideal a morning as possible in his first trip over the Pimlico Race Course surface since arriving for his expected run in the middle leg of the Triple Crown.
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Justify Draws Post 7 for Preakness Stakes
China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm's Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify drew post 7 at the Preakness Stakes (G1) draw May 16 at Pimlico Race Course.
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Justify Gallops at Churchill Downs May 14
Kentucky Derby winner Justify continued his preparations for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) with an energetic 1 1/2-mile gallop around the Churchill Downs main track Monday.
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Justify Passes Baffert's Eye Test
With trainer Bob Baffert in attendance and a gaggle of media looking on, Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify continued his preparations for the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1) with an energetic 1 1/2-mile gallop May 14.
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Justify Continues Progress Toward Preakness
Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify continued his preparations for the middle jewel of the Triple Crown, the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1), when he galloped 1 1/2 miles May 11 at Churchill Downs.
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Justify Has Easy Gallop in Return to the Track
After walking the shedrow for four days while being treated for a bruise to his left heel, Justify went back to training and galloped about a mile and a half over the Churchill Downs surface in preparation for the Preakness Stakes (G1).
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Preakness Decisions Hang on Justify's Return to Track
Like many in the racing community, trainer Tom Amoss is as interested as anyone to see how unbeaten Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) winner Justify looks once he returns to the track.
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Pimlico Race Course Opens 12-Day Meet May 10
Championship racing returns to legendary Pimlico Race Course May 10 for the opening of its 12-day Preakness Meet at Pimlico, highlighted by the 143rd running of the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes (G1) Saturday, May 19.
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Derby 144's Broken Jinxes and Superstitions
The story lines woven through this year's Run for the Roses included debate about the power of the Apollo Curse and later a reference to a superstition that green is bad luck in racing.
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Baffert Reports Justify Looks Great for Preakness
The publicity office of Maryland Jockey Club reports trainer Bob Baffert said May 7 he was not concerned about a condition that has surfaced in the left hind foot of Derby winner Justify—the leading candidate for the May 19 Preakness at Pimlico.
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“A Beast From Day One”
Three years earlier, Justify was romping about the fields of John D. Gunther’s Glennwood Farm outside Versailles, Kentucky alongside another colt, later to be named Vino Rosso.
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2018 Kentucky Derby Race Sequence
Relive Justify's victory in the 2018 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). See where your favorite horse was at several crucial points of the race with our interactive slideshow.
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Justify's Derby Win 'Just Sinking In' for Baffert
With Justify showing positive signs the morning after turning back champion Good Magic in the Kentucky Derby (G1), the conversation shifted to whether any rival could stymie the chestnut colt in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1).
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Kentucky Derby Post Race Press Conference
Comments from the connections of Kentucky Derby winner Justify, including trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith.
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Kentucky Derby Wrap
Claire Crosby recaps the 144th Kentucky Derby, which saw Justify capture the roses despite the sloppy conditions and the curse of Apollo.
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Quality Runs Deep in Kentucky Derby Field
That a reigning divisional champion, a fellow Breeders' Cup victor, a quartet from Todd Pletcher, and a multiple grade 1 winner have all taken turns in the shadows says volumes about the quality of this year's Kentucky Derby.
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Ageless Smith Has Another Kentucky Derby in His Sights
If grade 1 winner Justify indeed possesses the reserve of talent his Hall of Fame pilot believes he has, it may just help bring an end to one of the few realms of relative misfortune in Mike Smith's orbit.
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Restoring Hope Targets Pat Day Mile
Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the 3-year-old colt may have never made the trip to the Bluegrass, but he's certainly no stranger to steep competition.
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Justify Draws Post 7 as 3-1 Derby Choice
Bob Baffert-trained Justify, who has made just three starts, was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) after drawing post 7.
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Justify 'a Pro' in First Morning at Churchill Downs
Like everything else in the brief career of grade 1 winner Justify, his first morning at the site of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) was handled with beyond-his-experience poise.
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Kentucky Derby Interview: Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert, discussing probable Kentucky Derby favorite Justify, after the colt’s first visit to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of May 1.
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Dr. Dorr Dominant in Californian Stakes
Jill Baffert's Dr. Dorr continued his ascent up the class ladder with the most impressive victory of his career April 28 in the $200,000 Californian Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park.
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Justify Logs Final Derby Workout at Santa Anita
China Horse Club, Head of Plains Partners, Starlight Racing, and WinStar Farm's Justify put in his final timed work for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) at his Santa Anita Park home base April 27.
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Plein Air Seeks Another Marathon Win in Santa Barbara
Sunny Brook Stables' Plein Air (IRE) will aim to build upon her stakes-winning U.S. debut with her second try in a Southern California marathon race April 28 in the Santa Barbara Stakes (G3T) at Santa Anita Park.
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Top Trainers Take Momentum Into Kentucky Derby
The three trainers who accounted for the six winners of the 170-point Road to the Kentucky Derby races contested in the United States sounded confident April 26 when they gathered for an NTRA teleconference call with media members.
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Interview: Baffert Looking Forward to Derby Week
Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers and jockeys for America's Best Racing as they travel the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 5 at Churchill Downs.
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Royal Ascot Hopeful Beckford set for Churchill Opener
Newtown Anner Stud's Beckford (GB) heads a field of 10 3-year-olds entered April 28 for the fourth running of the $100,000 William Walker Stakes going five furlongs on the turf, the highlight of Churchill Downs' Opening Night presented by Budweiser.
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A Nack BackTrack: Walking the Kentucky Derby Walk
It is a richly symbolic journey that has come to be known, over the last 10 or so years, as The Walk.
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Baffert Works Justify, Rayya for Derby and Oaks
A pair of classy chestnuts trained by Bob Baffert put in important workouts at Santa Anita Park April 21 to prepare for their trip to Churchill Downs in May.
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What's Going On Here: Flight to Quality
Bettors flock to favorites in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager
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Hoppertunity Dominant in Tokyo City Cup
Even though he only took command of the race officially as he entered the third and final turn of the 1 1/2-mile dirt test, the 7-year-old son of Any Given Saturday never looked in danger of losing April 8 at Santa Anita Park.
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Justify, Midnight Bisou Set for Trip to Churchill
A day after impressive performances in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Santa Anita Oaks (G1), the West Coast contingent once again appears to be a top player for the action on the first week of May at Churchill Downs.
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Justify Powers to Santa Anita Derby Victory
Multiple grade 1 winner Bolt d'Oro did his best to cut into the large lead Justify built on the front end in the final turn of the 1 1/8-mile test at Santa Anita Park, but that powerful stride just kept forging on.
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Three Things to Watch: Is Justify All The Hype Says?
As the Road to the Kentucky Derby heats up, each week we will take a look at three things to watch from the 3-year-old division as they head into the weekend's respective prep races.
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Hoppertunity Starts 2018 Campaign in Tokyo City Cup
Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman's Hoppertunity, the "barn favorite" in Barn 5 on the Santa Anita Park backside, has run all over the country and twice overseas, but he will try something different April 8.
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Bolt d'Oro, Justify Will Face Off in Santa Anita Derby
A rematch with McKinzie may be off for Bolt d'Oro, but a showdown with Justify is on for the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 7.
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Restoring Hope to Make Stakes Debut in Wood Memorial
A game of musical preps includes the entry of Gary and Mary West's homebred Restoring Hope in the Wood Memorial, sending the son of Giant's Causeway cross-country off a maiden win in a last-minute bid to gain points to run in the Kentucky Derby.
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McKinzie to Miss Triple Crown Series
Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman's grade 1 winner McKinzie will likely miss the 3-year-old classics series, trainer Bob Baffert said April 4.
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After Work, Justify All-In for Santa Anita Derby
A strong six-furlong move in 1:13 1/5 by Justify April 2 at Santa Anita Park proved enough for trainer Bob Baffert to fully commit to having the son of Scat Daddy make his stakes debut in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) April 7.
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McKinzie to Miss Santa Anita Derby
Baffert said something isn't quite right with the Street Sense colt, who last out edged Bolt d'Oro in the March 10 San Felipe Stakes (G2) but was disqualified to second for interference in late stretch.
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Thunder Snow Upsets Dubai World Cup in Record Time
On a banner night for the home team in Godolphin blue, Thunder Snow (IRE) provided the exclamation point March 31 with a clear victory in the $10 million Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) at Meydan.
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Top Assistant Mora Trusted Presence in Dubai
The top barns in America need to have a trusted ally on the ground to not only communicate what is going on, but also make crucial decisions on the fly.
