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TRAINERS 39 2017 Media Guide NYRA.com 2017 Media Guide NYRA.com TRAINERS THOMAS ALBERTRANI Criticism: Long Island (2008-09); Sheepshead NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS Bay (2009) Curlin: Horse of the Year (2007-08), Top Older Empire Dreams: Empire Classic (2015); Male (2008), Top 3-Year-Old Male (2007) Commentator (2015); NYSS Great White Way Kodiak Kowboy: Top Male Sprinter (2009) (2013) My Miss Aurelia: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2011) Flashing: Nassau County (2009) Rachel Alexandra: Horse of the Year (2009), Gozzip Girl: American Oaks (2009); Sands Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2009) Point (2009) Untapable: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2014) Hemsworth: Nashua (2016) Birthdate - March 21, 1958 Libreta: NYSS Park Avenue (2016) NEW YORK TRAINING TITLES Birthplace - Brooklyn, NY Love Cove: Ticonderoga (2008) * 2010 Aqueduct spring, 12 victories Residence - Garden City, NY Miss Frost: Riskaverse (2014) Family - Wife Fonda, daughters Teal and Noelle Oratory: Peter Pan (2005) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Raw Silk: Sands Point (2008) * Inducted into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall 2016 RECORD Ready for Rye: Quick Call (2015); Allied Forces of Fame in 2016 317 33 41 44 $2,796,029 (2015) * Trained Creator to Grade I victories in the 2016 Romansh: Excelsior H. (2014); Discovery H. Arkansas Derby and Belmont Stakes 2016 NYRA RECORD (2013); Curlin (2013) * Trainer of 2014 3-Year-Old Filly Champion 231 21 28 35 $2,077,047 Saga Moon: Busanda (2007) Untapable, who won Kentucky Oaks, the Mother Salic Law: Awad (2005) Goose, the Cotillion and the Breeders’ Cup NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPION Sauvage: Sheepshead Bay (2005) Distaff Bernardini: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2006) Silvestris: Ruthless (2006) * In 2013, passed Jack Van Berg and King Snowbell: Comely (2014) Leatherbury to become the second-leading CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Songster: Woody Stephens (2006) trainer by wins in North American racing history * Trained Bernardini to win the 2006 Preakness, Souper Speedy: Jaipur (2013) * Leading trainer by wins in 2002, 2004-05, 2007- Jim Dandy, Travers, and Jockey Club Gold Cup Stage Luck: Affectionately (2008) 11, and 2013 * Won the 2013 Grade 2 Pan American Toasting: Sky Beauty (2014) * Was the 2008 and 2009 Eclipse Award winner Handicap with Twilight Eclipse, who set a world Twilight Eclipse: Man o’ War (2015) as Outstanding Trainer record for 1 ½ miles on the turf (2:22.63) Woodlander: Lexington (2005) * Leading trainer in money won in 2008 and 2009 Zada Belle: Interborough (2009) * Trained the Horse of the Year for the third ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Zo Impressive: Mother Goose (2012) straight year in 2009, saddling 3-year-old filly * After riding as an apprentice, began galloping Rachel Alexandra to victories in the Preakness, horses for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott at age STEVE ASMUSSEN Mother Goose, Haskell, and Woodward 22 and became Mott’s assistant in 1986 * In 2008, trained Curlin to victories in the Dubai World Cup, Stephen Foster, Woodward, INTRODUCTION TO RACING and Jockey Club Gold Cup en route to a second * Began as a hotwalker at 13 for his uncle, trainer straight Horse of the Year title Jack Abatemarco, at Belmont Park * In 2007, trained Curlin to victories in the Preakness, Jockey Club Gold Cup, and Breeders’ FIRST WINNER Cup Classic on the way to HOTY honors * Ashraaf, June 18, 2003, Belmont Park Birthdate - Nov. 18, 1965 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES Birthplace - Gettysburg, SD * Parents Keith and Mariyln run the El Primero Balletto: Frizette (2004) Residence - Arlington, TX Training Center in Laredo, TX; brother Cash won Better Lucky: First Lady (2013); Matriarch Family - Wife Julie, sons Keith James, Darren the 1979 Eclipse as Top Apprentice (2012); Sands Point (2012) Scott and Eric Mark * Assistant Toby Sheets oversees Asmussen’s Barrier Reef: Stymie (2009); Evening Attire string at Belmont Park (2009); Whirlaway (2008) 2016 RECORD Bernardini: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006); 1,600 317 250 212 $14,829,340 INTRODUCTION TO RACING Travers (2006); Jim Dandy (2006); Preakness * Rode professionally for three years before (2006); Withers (2006) 2016 NYRA RECORD retiring due to his size; began training in 1986 Brilliant Speed: Saranac (2011); Blue Grass 231 40 33 29 $3,177,170 (2011) NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES Buffum: Bold Ruler (2012) Bauhauser: Floral Park (2003) Brazen Persuasion: Schuylerville (2013) 2017 Media Guide NYRA.com 2017 Media Guide NYRA.com 39 Bwana Charlie: Amsterdam (2004) Tapizar: Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (2012) * Won back-to-back Breeders’ Cup Classics with Chief ’s Lake: Mike Lee (2007) Trinity Magic: Bertram F. Bongard (2008); Bayern in 2014 and American Pharoah in 2015 Cluster of Stars: Iroquois (2013); Gallant Sleepy Hollow (2008) * Entered the Hall of Fame in August 2009 Bloom H. (2013); Distaff H. (2013); Correction Untapable: Apple Blossom (2015); Kentucky * Eclipse Award as Top Trainer in 2015 and (2013) Oaks (2014); Mother Goose (2014); Cotillion 1997-99 Constellation: Ruthless (2016); Furlough (2015) (2014); Breeders’ Cup Distaff (2014) * Leading trainer by earnings 1998-2001 Creator: Belmont Stakes (2016); Arkansas * Won the Dubai World Cup with Captain Steve Derby (2016) BOB BAFFERT in 2001 and Silver Charm in 1998 Curlin: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2007-08); * Prior to American Pharoah, brought three Woodward (2008); Stephen Foster (2008); colts to the brink of the Triple Crown: Kentucky Breeders’ Cup Classic (2007); Preakness (2007) Derby/Preakness winners Silver Charm (1997); Cuvee: Futurity (2003); Saratoga Special (2003) Real Quiet (1998), and War Emblem (2002) Dominus: Dwyer (2011) * Won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Dreams Galore: Mother Goose (1999) Haskell and Travers with Point Given in 2001 Dust and Diamonds: Gallant Bloom H. (2012) * Thirty Slews, the first thoroughbred yearling he Forest Music: Honorable Miss (2005) purchased at auction, became his first Breeders’ Gun Runner: Clark H. (2016) Birthdate - Jan. 13, 1953 Cup starter and winner (1992 Sprint) Haynesfield: Empire Classic (2011); Jockey Birthplace - Nogales, AZ Club Gold Cup (2010); Suburban (2010); Residence - Sierra Madre, CA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Discovery (2009); Empire Classic (2009); Family - Wife Jill; son Bode; sons Taylor, * Switched completely from training quarter Whirlaway (2009); Count Fleet (2009); Damon Canyon, and Forest; daughter Savannah horses to thoroughbreds in 1991 Runyon (2008) Website - bobbaffert.com * Co-wrote his autobiography “Dirt Road to the Heart Ashley: Cicada (2009) Derby” in 1999 He’s Got Grit: Cowdin (2005) 2016 RECORD Holy Boss: Amsterdam (2015) 412 108 81 50 $15,864,326 INTRODUCTION TO RACING Hot Dixie Chick: Spinaway (2009); Schuylerville 2016 NYRA RECORD * Grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona; parents (2009) 14 4 2 1 $1,881,873 Bill and Ellie Baffert purchased the ranch in 1952, Jardin: Schuylerville (2008) four months before Bob was born J Be K: Woody Stephens (2008); Bay Shore (2008) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS * Beginning at age 12, groomed and galloped Justin Phillip: Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (2013); American Pharoah: Horse of the Year (2015); quarter horses owned by his father; began training Woody Stephens (2011) Top 3-Year-Old male (2015); Top 2-Year-Old for him in 1971 while attending the University of Just Wicked: Adirondack (2015) Male (2014) Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program Kantharos: Saratoga Special (2010) Arrogate: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2016) Kensei: Jim Dandy (2009); Dwyer (2009) Chilukki: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1999) FIRST WINNER Kodiak Kowboy: Cigar Mile (2009); Vosburgh Drefong: Top Male Sprinter (2016) * Flipper Star, Jan. 28, 1979, Rillito Park (2009); Saratoga Special (2007) Indian Blessing: Top Female Sprinter (2008); Lady Tak: Gallant Bloom (2004); Ballerina Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2007) NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES (2004); Test (2003) Lookin at Lucky: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2010); A Z Warrior: Frizette (2010) Majesticperfection: A. G. Vanderbilt (2010) Top 2-Year-Old Male (2009) American Pharoah: Breeders’ Cup Classic Megascape: Ruthless (2005); Valley Stream Midnight Lute: Top Male Sprinter (2007) (2015); Kentucky Derby (2015); Preakness (2004); Joseph A. Gimma (2004) Point Given: Horse of the Year (2001); Top (2015); Belmont (2015); Haskell (2015); My Miss Aurelia: Cotillion (2012); Breeders’ 3-Year-Old Male (2001) Arkansas Derby (2015); Del Mar Futurity (2014); Cup Juvenile Fillies (2011); Frizette (2011); Real Quiet: Top 3-Year-Old Colt (1998) FrontRunner (2014) Adirondack (2011) Silverbulletday: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (1999); Arrogate: Breeders’ Cup Classic (2016); Travers Nickname: Frizette (2015) Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1998) (2016) No Reason: NYSS Cupecoy’s Joy (2006) Silver Charm: Top 3-Year-Old Male (1997) Behaving Badly: Genuine Risk (2006); Santa One Way Flight: NYSS Spectacular Bid (2006) Vindication: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2002) Monica (2006) Posse: Riva Ridge (2003) War Emblem: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2002) Bayern: Haskell (2014); Breeders’ Cup Classic Private Emblem: Albany (2002) (2014); Woody Stephens (2014) Private Vow: Futurity (2005) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Bodemeister: Arkansas Derby (2012) R Clear Victory: Sands Point (2008) * Won three Breeders’ Cup Classics in a row Bob and John: Wood Memorial (2006) Regally Ready: Nearctic (2011) with Bayern in 2014, American Pharoah in 2015, Book Review: La Brea (2012) Rachel Alexandra: Woodward (2009); Haskell and Arrogate in 2016 Callback: Las Virgenes (2015) (2009); Mother Goose (2009); Preakness (2009) * Saddled 2016’s Top 3-Year-Old Male Arrogate Captain Steve: Dubai World Cup (2001); Donn Santana Strings: Amsterdam (2005) to an 11-1 upset in the Travers Stakes; also (2001); Swaps (2000); Hollywood Futurity (1999) Simple Surprise: Bolton Landing (2015) won the King’s Bishop with Top Male Sprinter Cavonnier: Santa Anita Derby (1996) Street Story: Honorable Miss (2015); Victory Drefong Chilukki: Oak Leaf (1999); Del Mar Debutante Ride (2014) * Became just the 11th trainer to win the Triple (1999) Student Council: Pimlico Special (2008) Crown, saddling American Pharoah to the first Coil: Santa Anita Sprint Championship (2012); Take Issue: NYSS Park Ave. (2015) sweep of the series in 37 years in 2015 Haskell Inv.