Trainer Bob Baffert had a brush with death last year, but is healthy now and will participate in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic. Race horse Paynter (shown in photo with Baffert) will run the $5 million classic at Santa Anita Park.
Bob Baffert, a Hall of Fame horse trainer, had a heart attack in Dubai, where he was preparing a horse named Game on Dude in the $10 million Dubai World Cup. Baffert's assistant Jim Barnes, said from Santa Anita Park, that Baffert was doing well after having three stents inserted into two arteries.
Horse racing at Santa Anita. Derby Darlings. Roadster, Game Winner are strong 1-2 punch in Santa Anita Derby for trainer Bob Baffert. Santa Anita Derby is a prep race for Kentucky Derby.
Breeders' Cup will take place at Santa Anita Park November 1-2 this year. It is the 30th running of this championship race. Tickets are on sale now. It is thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event.
Breeders' Cup: a classic debate. Horse Bayern veers sharply out of the gate, goes wire to wire, and stays on top after inquiry into the start of the race. Bayern wins the Breeders' Cup Classic. Photos. See also p. B1 and B9 commentary on trainer D. Wayne Lukas and race horse Take Charge Brandi by columnist Mark Whicker. See also p. B8, 35-year-old trainer Chad Brown had a memorable weekend, having saddled 3 Breeders' Cup winners.
Run of good luck. Superstitious trainer Bob Baffert wins Awesome Again Stakes with fifth-choice Defunded at Santa Anita Park yesterday. Jockey who rode Defunded was Edwain Maldonado.
Breeders' Cup seen as good bet for Southern California. The 2019 Breeders' Cup World Championships will take place at Santa Anita Park. The two-day event is expected to generate as much as $100 million for the SoCal economy.
Appeals court in Kentucky rejects Bob Baffert's bid to halt ban. Signage outside Baffert's barn at Santa Anita Park was removed as part of a California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) rule that mandates any trainer who is suspended for 60+ days be banned from all CHRB-licensed facilities.
Race horse Cave Rock gives trainer Bob Baffert another Grade I victory at the American Pharoah Stakes at Santa Anita Park yesterday. Jockey Juan Hernandez was the rider.
30th annual Breeders' Cup World Championships brings exciting racing to Santa Anita Park. Record crowds filled the stands. Sierra Madre jockey Gary Stevens came out of retirement to win the Breeders' Cup Classic aboard horse Mucho Macho Man.
Breeders' Cup puts on a new face at Santa Anita Park. The 30th Breeders' Cup is horse racing's championship series. Fashion bloggers came out to the big event.
Pioneer of the Nile (the horse) won the Santa Anita Derby this year and will go on to run the Kentucky Derby. Bob Baffert is the trainer and Garrett Gomez is the jockey.
Successful opener. Jockey sets stakes record on first day of Santa Anita Park meet. Jockey John Velazquez won both the Chandelier Stakes and the American Pharoah Stakes, riding Bast and Eight Rings, respectively. Both horses are trained by Bob Baffert.
Santa Anita Park hosts Breeders' Cup World Championships. Coverage by Art Wilson (p. B1) and Kevin Modesti (p. B6). Goldencents, Beholder, and Fort Larned are some of the race horses mentioned. See also Pasadena Star News, p. B6, November 1, 2013.