Here's what to know about horse trainer Bob Baffert and if he'll be at Churchill Downs for the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
Baffert is an American racehorse trainer from Nogales, Ariz. He is tied for the most Kentucky Derby wins of all time. He also has won multiple times at the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.How many American Classic races has Bob Baffert won?
Baffert has helped win 17 races in the Triple Crown series, including two Triple Crowns in 2015 and 2018. Here's the full list of his American Classic triumphs:Preakness Stakes: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023Baffert won his first Triple Crown in 2015 with American Pharaoh before achieving it again in 2018 with Justify.
Baffert, though, will be available to enter horses in the Preakness and the Belmont races that transpire in the weeks following the Derby.Despite Baffert's successes on the track, controversies have followed off of it. Including Medina Spirit's situation in 2021, Baffert's horses have been linked to at least
in the last four decades. Five of those came in a 13-month span around 2021. Subsequent fines have also been prominent.Through 2023, Baffert has collected $351 million in purse earnings with 3,358 race wins, per the
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