BOB BAFFERT

2016 RECORD

412 - 108, 81, 50 

$15,864,326

2016 NYRA RECORD

14 - 4, 2, 1 

$1,881,873

NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS

American Pharoah: Horse of the Year (2015); Top 3-Year-Old Male (2015); Top 2-Year-Old Male (2014)

Arrogate: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2016)

Chilukki: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1999)

Drefong: Top Male Sprinter (2016)

Indian Blessing: Top Female Sprinter (2008); Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2007)

Lookin At Lucky: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2010); Top 2-Year-Old Male (2009)

Midnight Lute: Top Male Sprinter (2007)

Point Given: Horse of the Year (2001); Top 3-Year-Old Male (2001)

Real Quiet: Top 3-Year-Old Colt (1998)

Silverbulletday: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (1999); Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1998)

Silver Charm: Top 3-Year-Old Male (1997)

Vindication: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2002)

War Emblem: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2002)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Won three Breeders’ Cup Classics in a row with Bayern in 2014, American Pharoah in 2015, and Arrogate in 2016

* Saddled 2016’s Top 3-Year-Old Male Arrogate to an 11-1 upset in the Travers Stakes; also won the King’s Bishop with Top Male Sprinter Drefong

* Became just the 11th trainer to win the Triple Crown, saddling American Pharoah to the first sweep of the series in 37 years in 2015

* Entered the Hall of Fame in August 2009

* Eclipse Award as Top Trainer in 2015 and 1997-99

* Leading trainer by earnings 1998-2001

* Won the Dubai World Cup with Captain Steve in 2001 and Silver Charm in 1998

* Prior to American Pharoah, brought three colts to the brink of the Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby/Preakness winners Silver Charm (1997); Real Quiet (1998), and War Emblem (2002)

* Won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Haskell and Travers with Point Given in 2001

* Thirty Slews, the first thoroughbred yearling he purchased at auction, became his first Breeders’ Cup starter and winner (1992 Sprint)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* Switched completely from training quarter horses to thoroughbreds in 1991

* Co-wrote his autobiography “Dirt Road to the Derby” in 1999

INTRODUCTION TO RACING

* Grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona; parents Bill and Ellie Baffert purchased the ranch in 1952, four months before Bob was born

* Beginning at age 12, groomed and galloped quarter horses owned by his father; began training for him in 1971 while attending the University of Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program

FIRST WINNER

* Flipper Star, Jan. 28, 1979, Rillito Park

NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES

A Z Warrior: Frizette (2010)

American Pharoah: Breeders’ Cup Classic (2015); Haskell (2015); Belmont (2015); Preakness (2015); Kentucky Derby (2015); Arkansas Derby (2015); FrontRunner (2014); Del Mar Futurity (2014)

Arrogate: Breeders’ Cup Classic (2016); Travers (2016)

Bayern: Haskell (2014); Breeders’ Cup Classic (2014); Woody Stephens (2014)

Behaving Badly: Genuine Risk (2006); Santa Monica (2006)

Bob and John: Wood Memorial (2006)

Bodemeister: Arkansas Derby (2012)

Book Review: La Brea (2012)

Callback: Las Virgenes (2015)

Captain Steve: Dubai World Cup (2001); Donn (2001); Swaps (2000); Hollywood Futurity (1999)

Cavonnier: Santa Anita Derby (1996)

Chilukki: Oak Leaf (1999); Del Mar Debutante (1999)

Coil: Santa Anita Sprint Championship (2012); Haskell Inv. (2011)

Composure: Santa Anita Oaks (2003); Las Virgenes (2003)

Congaree: Cigar Mile (2002-2003); Hollywood Gold Cup (2003); Carter (2003); Swaps (2001); Wood Memorial (2001)

Contested: Test (2012); Acorn (2012)

Cry and Catch Me: Oak Leaf (2007)

Declassify: Triple Bend (2014)

Dortmund: Santa Anita Derby (2015); Los Alamitos Futurity (2014)

Downthedustyroad: La Brea (2006)

Drefong: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2016); King’s Bishop (2016)

Drill: Del Mar Futurity (2011)

During: Discovery (2003); Jerome (2003)

Eden’s Moon: Las Virgenes (2012)

El Brujo: Pat O’Brien (2010)

El Corredor: Cigar Mile (2000)

Euroears: Bing Crosby (2011)

Excellent Meeting: Santa Anita Oaks (1999); Las Virgenes (1999); Hollywood Starlet (1998); Oak Leaf (1998)

Executiveprivilege: Chandelier (2012); Del Mar Debutante (2012)

E Z’s Gentleman: Triple Bend (2010)

Fast Bullet: True North H. (2013)

Favorite Funtime: Santa Maria (2002)

Fed Biz: Pat O’Brien (2013)

Fiftyshadesofhay: Ruffian (2014)

First Dude: Hollywood Gold Cup (2011)

Forestry: King’s Bishop (1999); Dwyer (1999)

Friendly Michelle: Prioress (2004)

Gabby’s Golden Gal: Santa Monica (2010); Acorn (2009)

Game On Dude: Santa Anita H. (2014, 2013, 2011); Pacific Classic (2013); Hollywood Gold Cup H. (2012-13); Goodwood (2011)

General Challenge: Santa Anita H. (2000);

Pacific Classic (1999); Santa Anita Derby (1999)

Habibti: Hollywood Starlet (2001); Del Mar Debutante (2001)

Hookedonthefeeling: La Brea (1999)

Hoppertunity: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2016); Clark H. (2014)

Indian Blessing: Gallant Bloom (2008-09); La Brea (2008); Test (2008); Prioress (2008); BC Juvenile Fillies (2007); Frizette (2007)

Indian Charlie: Santa Anita Derby (1998)

Internally Flawless: Del Mar Oaks (2009)

Joe Who: Eddie Read H. (1999)

Klimt: Del Mar Futurity (2016)

Liaison: CashCall Futurity (2011)

Lookin At Lucky: Haskell (2010); Preakness (2010); CashCall Futurity (2009); Norfolk (2009); Del Mar Futurity (2009)

Lord Nelson: Santa Anita Sprint Championship (2016); Bing Crosby (2016); Triple Bend (2016)

Midnight Interlude: Santa Anita Derby (2011)

Midnight Lucky: Humana Distaff (2014); Acorn (2013)

Midnight Lute: BC Sprint (2007-08); Forego (2007)

Midshipman: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2008); Del Mar Futurity (2008)

Misremembered: Santa Anita H. (2010)

Mor Spirit: Los Alamitos Futurity (2015)

More Happy: Adirondack (2007)

Multiplication: Mike Lee (2004)

New Year’s Day: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2013)

Notable Career: Oak Leaf (2000)

Noted and Quoted: Chandelier (2016)

Officer: Champagne (2001)

Paynter: Haskell Inv. (2012)

Pioneerof the Nile: Santa Anita Derby (2009); CashCall Futurity (2008)

Plum Pretty: Kentucky Oaks (2011)

Point Ashley: Del Mar Debutante (2006)

Point Given: Travers (2001); Haskell (2001); Belmont (2001); Preakness (2001); Santa Anita Derby (2001); Hollywood Futurity (2000)

Power Broker: Easy Goer (2013); Front Runner (2012)

Pretty N Cool: Matron (2015)

Pussycat Doll: Santa Monica (2007); Humana Distaff (2006); La Brea (2005)

Rapport: Victory Ride (2010)

Real Quiet: Hollywood Gold Cup (1999); Pimlico Special (1999); Preakness (1998);

Kentucky Derby (1998); H’wood Futurity (1997)

Richard’s Kid: Goodwood (2010); Pacific Classic (2009-10)

River Keen: Jockey Club Gold Cup (1999); Woodward (1999)

Rolling Fog: Del Mar Futurity (2012)

Roman Ruler: Haskell (2005)

Sabiango: Charles Whittingham Memorial H. (2004)

Secret Circle: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2013)

Secret Compass: Chandelier (2013)

Senor Swinger: Belmont BC (2004)

Shakin It Up: Malibu (2013)

Silver Charm: Preakness (1997); Kentucky Derby (1997)

Silverbulletday: Gazelle (1999); Alabama (1999); Kentucky Oaks (1999); Ashland (1999); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (1998)

Sinister Minister: Blue Grass (2006)

Streaming: Hollywood Starlet (2013)

Street Story: Victory Ride (2014)

Teton Forest: Jerome (2004)

The Factor: Malibu (2011); Pat O’Brien (2011)

Thirty Slews: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (1992)

Too Much Bling: Bay Shore (2006)

Tough Tiz’s Sis: Ruffian (2008); Lady’s Secret (2007)

Tout Charmant: Del Mar Oaks (1999)

Under Serviced: NYSS Staten Island (2008); Schenectady (2008)

Untapable: Breeders’ Cup Distaff (2014); Cotillion (2014); Kentucky Oaks (2014); Mother Goose (2014)

Vindication: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2002)

Vivid Angel: Oak Leaf (1997)

War Emblem: Haskell (2002); Preakness (2002); Kentucky Derby (2002)

Woke Up Dreamin: True North (2005)

Zensational: Pat O’Brien (2009); Bing Crosby (2009); Triple Bend (2009)