Hall of Famer Bob Baffert picked up yet another rich prize Feb. 26 as he shipped Pinehurst halfway around the world and was rewarded with a game victory in the $1.5 million Saudi Derby Presented by Al Rajhi Bank (G3) at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the Saudi Cup (G1) undercard. The American runner notched his third win in five career starts by holding off a late bid by Akira Nakatsuji’s Sekifu. Pinehurst was bought for $385,000 by “The Avengers” partnership of SF, Starlight, and Madaket at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale from the Woods Edge Farm consignment and turned over to Baffert.
