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Newgrange: ‘New’ Year, Same Story in Sham
Already with a record seven GIII Sham S. trophies, including the two prior runnings and three of the last four, trainer Bob Baffert and the ever-present ownership group nicknamed The Avengers celebrated another big score Saturday at Santa Anita with front-running...
Newgrange Tops 1-2 Finish for Baffert in Sham
His 3-year-olds may not be eligible to run in the Kentucky Derby, but trainer Bob Baffert surely has an abundance of horses with the potential to be Triple Crown contenders in any other year. He added the winner and runner-up in another Road to the Kentucky Derby...
Shaaz: Sales-Topping Uncle Mo Colt Makes Successful Debut
Shaaz, the better fancied of a pair of debuting 3-year-olds for trainer Bob Baffert overcame his inexperience and overhauled his barnmate Hopkins (Quality Road) in the dying strides to graduate by a half-length Sunday at Santa Anita. Shaaz, a $185,000 buyback at the...
‘Doppel’ Vision: Another Rising Star for Into Mischief
Doppelganger (Into Mischief) never felt a crack of jockey Flavien Prat's whip and cruised home a 3 1/2-length winner to become yet another 'TDN Rising Star' for his all-conquering sire. A remarkable 29th Rising Star for Into Mischief, Doppelganger is bred on the same...
Eda Owner Susan Chu and Trainer Bob Baffert (Post Victory Interview)
Interview with owner Susan Chu of Baoma Corp. and trainer Bob Baffert following Eda's victory in the G1 Starlet Stakes at Los Alamitos on December 4, 2021. Thanks to Bob for the shout-out: "Donato Lanni, he found this filly and bought her, he gets the praise."...
Eda Repels Challengers to Pass Two-Turn Starlet Test
When Susan Chu first decided to expand her family's love of horses from the jumping arena to horse racing, she selected Bob Baffert as the person she wanted to train for them. That paid off from their very first runner, graded stakes winner Super Ninety Nine , to Eda...
Azul Coast is Best Saturday in Del Mar’s Native Diver Stakes
Pegram, Watson or Weitman’s Azul Coast tracked a moderate pace early, ranged up nearing the turn for home and fired smartly through the lane to come away a half-length winner of the $100,500 Native Diver Stakes Saturday afternoon at Del Mar. The 4-year-old Super Saver...
Azul Coast Makes the Grade in Native Diver
Azul Coast broke through at the graded level Nov. 20 in the $100,500 Native Diver Stakes (G3), turning back Kiss Today Goodbye and even-money favorite Eight Rings to get the victory at Del Mar. Bred in Kentucky by SF Bloodstock, A $320,000 purchase by his current...
Eda Blitzes in Desi Arnaz to Win Her Second Consecutive Stakes Race
Baoma's Eda fulfilled high expectations at 1-5 odds in taking the five-horse $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths Nov. 13 at Del Mar. She came into the race off a smart tally in the Oct. 24 Anoakia Stakes at Santa Anita Park and now has a 3-1-0 record in five...
Hicksy Rallies Late To Capture Display Stakes
A mere $45,000 purchase by owner Donato Lanni, this was just the third start for the 2 YO son of Hootenanny. Trained by Kevin Attard, Hicksy is now two-for-three with earnings of $98.129. He is also the first stakes winner for freshman sire HOOTENANNY (QUALITY ROAD),...
Messier Makes Easy Work of Short Bob Hope Field
Messier was one of three Bob Baffert trainees entered in the seven-furlong main track event. Jockey Flavien Prat did not rush the 2-year-old Messier early in the $98,000 Bob Hope Stakes (G3) Nov. 14 at Del Mar, but that didn't keep the Empire Maker colt from cruising...
Rockefeller in Command Throughout Nashua Stakes
The Bob Baffert-trained juvenile has won his second race in three starts. Rockefeller showed the front-running speed displayed in his debut win in August at Del Mar in his first appearance on the East Coast, widening his margin throughout in the $150,000 Nashua Stakes...