by rob_onlion | Jun 10, 2023 | Media
Five years ago, Justify became the 13th winner of the Triple Crown with a gate-to-wire victory in the GI Belmont S. The Ashford Stud-based stallion, quite fittingly, celebrated his first Grade I winner as a sire on the Belmont undercard courtesy of ‘TDN Rising...
by rob_onlion | Jun 10, 2023 | Media
Bob Baffert’s heavily favored Adare Manor didn’t disappoint, as she completely dominated four rivals going a mile and one eighth in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Santa Margarita Stakes at Santa Anita. Ridden to her third consecutive victory by Juan Hernandez, she got...
by rob_onlion | Jun 10, 2023 | Media
Welcome back to Belmont Park Bob Baffert. Making his first local appearance since watching Justify complete a sweep of the Triple Crown with his victory in the Belmont Stakes here five years earlier, Baffert made a triumphant return to New York on Saturday when...
by rob_onlion | May 30, 2023 | Media
National Treasure (Quality Road) turned in his first work since winning the May 20 GI Preakness S., going four furlongs in :50.62 (9/15) at Belmont Park Tuesday as he continues preparations for the June 10 GI Belmont S. With jockey John Velazquez up for trainer Bob...
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...
