TRAINERS TRAINERS THOMAS ALBERTRANI Bernardini: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2006); Scott and Eric Mark Travers (2006); Jim Dandy (2006); Preakness (2006); Withers (2006) 2015 RECORD Brilliant Speed: Saranac (2011); Blue Grass 1,499 252 252 217 $10,768,759 (2011) Buffum: Bold Ruler (2012) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS Criticism: Long Island (2008-09); Sheepshead Curlin: Horse of the Year (2007-08), Top Older Bay (2009) Male (2008), Top 3-Year-Old Male (2007) Empire Dreams: Empire Classic (2015); Kodiak Kowboy: Top Male Sprinter (2009) Birthdate - March 21, 1958 Commentator (2015); NYSS Great White Way My Miss Aurelia: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2011) Birthplace - Brooklyn, NY (2013) Rachel Alexandra: Horse of the Year (2009), Residence - Garden City, NY Flashing: Nassau County (2009) Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2009) Family - Wife Fonda, daughters Teal and Noelle Gozzip Girl: American Oaks (2009); Sands Untapable: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (2014) Point (2009) 2015 RECORD Love Cove: Ticonderoga (2008) NEW YORK TRAINING TITLES 338 36 41 52 $3,253,692 Miss Frost: Riskaverse (2014) * 2010 Aqueduct spring, 12 victories Oratory: Peter Pan (2005) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPION Raw Silk: Sands Point (2008) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Bernardini: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2006) Ready for Rye: Quick Call (2015); Allied Forces * Campaigned 3-Year-Old Filly Champion (2015) Untapable in 2014, which included four Grade CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Romansh: Excelsior H. (2014); Discovery H. 1 wins: the Kentucky Oaks, the Mother Goose, * Trained Bernardini, who won the Preakness, (2013); Curlin (2013) the Cotillion and the Breeders’ Cup Distaff Jim Dandy, Travers, and Jockey Club Gold Cup Saga Moon: Busanda (2007) * In 2013, passed Jack Van Berg and King en route to Champion 3-Year-Old Male honors Salic Law: Awad (2005) Leatherbury to become the second-leading * Won the 2013 Grade 2 Pan American Sauvage: Sheepshead Bay (2005) trainer by wins in North American racing history Handicap with Twilight Eclipse, who set a world Silvestris: Ruthless (2006) * Leading trainer by wins in 2002, 2004-05, record for 1 ½ miles on the turf (2:22.63) Snowbell: Comely (2014) 2007-11, and 2013 Songster: Woody Stephens (2006) * Won four races, including the Frizette with ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Souper Speedy: Jaipur (2013) eventual Champion 2-Year-Old Filly My Miss * After riding as an apprentice, began galloping Stage Luck: Affectionately (2008) Aurelia, on Oct. 8, 2011 at Belmont Park horses for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott at age Toasting: Sky Beauty (2014) * Was the 2008 and 2009 Eclipse Award winner 22 and became Mott’s assistant in 1986 Twilight Eclipse: Man o’ War (2015) as Outstanding Trainer * Hired in 1995 as an assistant to trainer Saeed Woodlander: Lexington (2005) * Leading trainer in money won in 2008 and bin Suroor for Godolphin in the UAE Zada Belle: Interborough (2009) 2009 * Returned to the United States as a trainer for Zo Impressive: Mother Goose (2012) * Trained the Horse of the Year for the third Darley Stable in 2003 straight year in 2009, saddling 3-year-old filly STEVE ASMUSSEN Rachel Alexandra to victories in the Preakness, INTRODUCTION TO RACING Mother Goose, Haskell, and Woodward * Began as a hotwalker at 13 for his uncle, trainer * In 2008, trained Curlin to victories in the Jack Abatemarco, at Belmont Park Dubai World Cup, Stephen Foster, Woodward, and Jockey Club Gold Cup en route to a second FIRST WINNER straight Horse of the Year title * Ashraaf, June 18, 2003, Belmont Park * In 2007, trained Curlin to victories in the Preakness, Jockey Club Gold Cup, and Breeders’ NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES Cup Classic on the way to HOTY honors Balletto: Frizette (2004) Birthdate - Nov. 18, 1965 Better Lucky: First Lady (2013); Matriarch Birthplace - Gettysburg, SD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (2012); Sands Point (2012) Residence - Arlington, TX * Parents Keith and Mariyln run the El Primero Barrier Reef: Stymie (2009); Evening Attire Family - Wife Julie, sons Keith James, Darren Training Center in Laredo, TX; brother Cash won (2009); Whirlaway (2008) 2016 Media Guide NYRA.com 2016 Media Guide NYRA.com 39 the 1979 Eclipse as Top Apprentice (2009); Mother Goose (2009); Preakness (2009) 1997-99 * Assistant Toby Sheets oversees Asmussen’s Santana Strings: Amsterdam (2005) * Leading trainer by earnings 1998-2001 string at Belmont Park Simple Surprise: Bolton Landing (2015) * Won the Dubai World Cup with Captain Steve Street Story: Honorable Miss (2015); Victory in 2001 and Silver Charm in 1998 INTRODUCTION TO RACING Ride (2014) * Prior to American Pharoah, brought three * Rode professionally for three years before Student Council: Pimlico Special (2008) colts to the brink of the Triple Crown: Kentucky retiring due to his size; began training in 1986 Take Issue: NYSS Park Ave. (2015) Derby/Preakness winners Silver Charm (1997); Tapizar: Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (2012) Real Quiet (1998), and War Emblem (2002) NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES Trinity Magic: Bertram F. Bongard (2008); * Won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Bauhauser: Floral Park (2003) Sleepy Hollow (2008) Haskell and Travers with Point Given in 2001 Brazen Persuasion: Schuylerville (2013) Untapable: Apple Blossom (2015); Kentucky * Thirty Slews, the first thoroughbred yearling he TRAINERS Bwana Charlie: Amsterdam (2004) Oaks (2014); Mother Goose (2014); Cotillion purchased at auction, became his first Breeders’ Chief ’s Lake: Mike Lee (2007) (2014); Breeders’ Cup Distaff (2014) Cup starter and winner (1992 Sprint) Cluster of Stars: Iroquois (2013); Gallant Bloom H. (2013); Distaff H. (2013); Correction (2013) BOB BAFFERT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Constellation: Furlough (2015) * Switched completely from training quarter Curlin: Jockey Club Gold Cup (2007-08); horses to thoroughbreds in 1991 Woodward (2008); Stephen Foster (2008); * Co-wrote his autobiography “Dirt Road to the Breeders’ Cup Classic (2007); Preakness (2007) Derby” in 1999 Cuvee: Futurity (2003); Saratoga Special (2003) Dominus: Dwyer (2011) INTRODUCTION TO RACING Dreams Galore: Mother Goose (1999) * Grew up on a cattle ranch in Arizona; parents Dust and Diamonds: Gallant Bloom H. (2012) Bill and Ellie Baffert purchased the ranch in 1952, Forest Music: Honorable Miss (2005) Birthdate - Jan. 13, 1953 four months before Bob was born Haynesfield: Empire Classic (2011); Jockey Birthplace - Nogales, AZ * Beginning at age 12, groomed and galloped Club Gold Cup (2010); Suburban (2010); Residence - Sierra Madre, CA quarter horses owned by his father; began training Discovery (2009); Empire Classic (2009); Family - Wife Jill; son Bode; sons Taylor, for him in 1971 while attending the University of Whirlaway (2009); Count Fleet (2009); Damon Canyon, and Forest; daughter Savannah Arizona’s Race Track Industry Program Runyon (2008) Website - bobbaffert.com Heart Ashley: Cicada (2009) FIRST WINNER He’s Got Grit: Cowdin (2005) 2015 RECORD * Flipper Star, Jan. 28, 1979, Rillito Park Holy Boss: Amsterdam (2015) 388 83 66 55 $16,221,741 Hot Dixie Chick: Spinaway (2009); NEW YORK AND GRADE 1 STAKES Schuylerville (2009) NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS A Z Warrior: Frizette (2010) Jardin: Schuylerville (2008) American Pharoah: Horse of the Year (2015); American Pharoah: Breeders’ Cup Classic J Be K: Woody Stephens (2008); Bay Shore (2008) Top 3-Year-Old Male (2015); Top 2-Year-Old (2015); Kentucky Derby (2015); Preakness Justin Phillip: Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (2013); Male (2014) (2015); Belmont (2015); Haskell (2015); Woody Stephens (2011) Chilukki: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1999) Arkansas Derby (2015); Del Mar Futurity (2014); Just Wicked: Adirondack (2015) Indian Blessing: Top Female Sprinter (2008); FrontRunner (2014) Kantharos: Saratoga Special (2010) Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2007) Behaving Badly: Genuine Risk (2006); Santa Kensei: Jim Dandy (2009); Dwyer (2009) Lookin at Lucky: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2010); Monica (2006) Kodiak Kowboy: Cigar Mile (2009); Vosburgh Top 2-Year-Old Male (2009) Bayern: Haskell (2014); Breeders’ Cup Classic (2009); Saratoga Special (2007) Midnight Lute: Top Male Sprinter (2007) (2014); Woody Stephens (2014) Lady Tak: Gallant Bloom (2004); Ballerina Point Given: Horse of the Year (2001); Top Bodemeister: Arkansas Derby (2012) (2004); Test (2003) 3-Year-Old Male (2001) Bob and John: Wood Memorial (2006) Majesticperfection: A. G. Vanderbilt (2010) Real Quiet: Top 3-Year-Old Colt (1998) Book Review: La Brea (2012) Megascape: Ruthless (2005); Valley Stream Silverbulletday: Top 3-Year-Old Filly (1999); Callback: Las Virgenes (2015) (2004); Joseph A. Gimma (2004) Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1998) Captain Steve: Dubai World Cup (2001); Donn My Miss Aurelia: Cotillion (2012); Breeders’ Silver Charm: Top 3-Year-Old Male (1997) (2001); Swaps (2000); Hollywood Futurity (1999) Cup Juvenile Fillies (2011); Frizette (2011); Vindication: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2002) Cavonnier: Santa Anita Derby (1996) Adirondack (2011) War Emblem: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2002) Chilukki: Oak Leaf (1999); Del Mar Debutante Nickname: Frizette (2015) (1999) No Reason: NYSS Cupecoy’s Joy (2006) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Coil: Santa Anita Sprint Championship (2012); One Way Flight: NYSS Spectacular Bid (2006) * Became just the 11th trainer to win the Triple Haskell Inv. (2011) Posse: Riva Ridge (2003) Crown, saddling American Pharoah to the first Composure: Santa Anita Oaks (2003); Las Private Emblem: Albany (2002) sweep of the series in 37 years in 2015 Virgenes (2003) Private Vow: Futurity (2005) * Won back-to-back Breeders’ Cup Classics with Congaree: Cigar Mile (2002-2003); Hollywood R Clear Victory: Sands Point (2008) Bayern in