Bob Baffert

Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
	Baffert claiming his trophy for National Treasure at the 2023 Preakness Stakes
Occupation	Trainer
Born	January 13, 1953 (age 71); Nogales, Arizona, U.S.
Career wins	3,046+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
	American Classics wins:; Kentucky Derby (1997, 1998, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020); Preakness Stakes (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023); Belmont Stakes (2001, 2015, 2018); United States Triple Crown (2015, 2018); Breeders' Cup wins:; Breeders' Cup Sprint (1992, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (1998, 2007); Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2002, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2021); Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint (2011); Breeders' Cup Classic (2014, 2015, 2016, 2020); Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (2020); International stakes wins:; Dubai World Cup (1998, 2001, 2017, 2022); Dubai Golden Shaheen (2015); ; Grade 1 Stakes Wins Acorn Stakes 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020 ; Alabama Stakes 1999 ; American Pharoah Stakes / FrontRunner Stakes / Norfolk Stakes 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 ; Apple Blossom Handicap 2012 ; Arkansas Derby 2012, 2015, 2020, 2020 ; Ashland Stakes 1999 ; Awesome Again Stakes / Goodwood Stakes 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 ; Ballerina Stakes 2018, 2021 ; Bing Crosby Stakes 2009, 2011, 2016 ; Blue Grass Stakes 2006 ; Carter Handicap 2003 ; Champagne Stakes 2001 ; Chandelier Stakes / Oak Leaf Stakes 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019 ; Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap 2004 ; Cigar Mile Handicap 2000, 2002, 2003 ; Clark Handicap 2014 ; Clement L. Hirsch Stakes 2020 ; Coaching Club American Oaks 2017 ; Del Mar Debutante Stakes 1999, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021 ; Del Mar Futurity 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 ; Del Mar Oaks 1999, 2009 ; Donn Handicap 2001 ; Eddie Read Handicap 1999 ; Forego Stakes 2007, 2017 ; Frizette Stakes 2007, 2010 ; Gazelle Handicap 1999 ; Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes / Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap 1999, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 ; Haskell Invitational Stakes 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020 ; Humana Distaff Stakes / Derby City Distaff Stakes 2006, 2014, 2021 ; Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes 1999, 2016 ; Kentucky Oaks 1999, 2011, 2017 ; King's Bishop Stakes 1999, 2016 ; La Brea Stakes 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2021, 2022 ; Las Virgenes Stakes 1999, 2003, 2012, 2015 ; Los Alamitos Derby / Swaps Stakes 2000, 2001 ; Los Alamitos Futurity / Hollywood Futurity 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 ; Malibu Stakes 2011, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2022 ; Metropolitan Handicap 2017 ; Ogden Phipps Stakes 2018 ; Pacific Classic Stakes 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2023 ; Pat O'Brien Stakes 2009, 2010, 2011 ; Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes 2017, 2020 ; Pennsylvania Derby 2017, 2018, 2022 ; Personal Ensign Stakes 2018 ; Pimlico Special Handicap 1999 ; Prioress Stakes 2004, 2008 ; Ramona Handicap 1999, 2000 ; Ruffian Stakes 2008, 2014 ; Santa Anita Derby 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019 ; Santa Anita Handicap 2000, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 ; Santa Anita Oaks 1999, 2003 ; Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes 2012, 2016 ; Santa Margarita Stakes 2017 ; Santa Maria Stakes 2002, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 ; Santa Monica Stakes 2006, 2007, 2010 ; Starlet Stakes / Hollywood Starlet Stakes 1998, 2001, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 ; Test Stakes 2008, 2012, 2020 ; Travers Stakes 2001, 2016, 2017 ; Triple Bend Stakes 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016 ; Whitney Stakes 2019, 2020 ; Wood Memorial 2001, 2006 ; Woodward Stakes 1999 ; Woody Stephens Stakes 2023 ; Zenyatta Stakes / Lady's Secret Stakes 2007, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 ;
Racing awards
	Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1997, 2015); Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer (1997, 1998, 1999, 2015); United States Champion Trainer by earnings (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001); American Horse of the Year (2001, 2015, 2018, 2020); American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020); American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1999, 2017); American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (2002, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021); American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1998, 1999, 2007); American Champion Sprint Horse (2007, 2016); American Champion Female Sprint Horse (2008, 2020); ;
Honors
	Lone Star Park Hall of Fame (2007); U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (2009); IFHA World's Best Racehorse (2015, 2016); ;
Significant horses
	Abel Tasman, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Authentic, Bayern, Behaving Badly, Bob and John, Bodemeister, Captain Steve, Chilukki, Congaree, Dortmund, Drefong, First Dude, Forestry, Game On Dude, Indian Blessing, Justify, Lookin At Lucky, Lord Nelson, Mastery, Medina Spirit, Midnight Lute, Midshipman, Misremembered, National Treasure, Pioneerof The Nile, Point Given, Real Quiet, Secret Circle, Silverbulletday, Silver Charm, Sinister Minister, Vindication, War Emblem, West Coast, Zensational

Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, eight Preakness Stakes, three Belmont Stakes, and three Kentucky Oaks. He has been the subject of significant controversy regarding repeated incidents of his horses failing drug tests or dying under his care.

^ "Trainers – Bob Baffert". America's Best Racing. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[1] "Trainers – Bob Baffert". America's Best Racing. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

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