by rob_onlion | May 29, 2023 | Media
Caught late and forced to settle for second when racing for Sean McCarthy in last year’s GI Hollywood Gold Cup, Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Defunded (Dialed In) wrested command of the 2023 iteration soon after the start and led past every...
by rob_onlion | May 29, 2023 | Media
Defunded led throughout the May 29 Hollywood Gold Cup (G1) at Santa Anita Park despite a determined Piroli dogging him throughout the 1 1/4 miles. Defunded handed trainer Bob Baffert his ninth victory in the race and the undisputed Gold Cup crown, a title Baffert had...
by rob_onlion | May 20, 2023 | Media
The ABC Wide World of Sports telecast used to kick off with legendary TV host and personality Jim McKay uttering “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.” And never were those atipodal points more evident than they were for trainer Bob Baffert on Pimlico’s...
by rob_onlion | May 20, 2023 | Media
National Treasure won the 148th Preakness Stakes on Saturday, shattering Kentucky Derby winner Mage’s hopes of capturing the Triple Crown. Ridden by jockey John Velazquez and trained by Bob Baffert, National Treasure finished first under the wire at...
by rob_onlion | May 20, 2023 | Media
For trainer Bob Baffert, it wasn’t vindication. Perhaps it was closure. Yet more than anything what happened at the 148th Preakness Stakes (G1) was a microcosm of the past two years for the Hall of Fame trainer. Two years filled with a Kentucky Derby (G1)...
