Instead, it is the return of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Baffert, who has trained two Triple Crown winners in his career, is making his highly anticipated return to Churchill Downs after ...

In fact, the shadowy figures were private investigators, hired by a top racetrack in Kentucky to investigate Yakteen’s former boss – the legendary trainer Bob Baffert – to try to find ...

Bob Baffert. Baffert, one of the most successful trainers in the history of the sport, returns this year after having missed the first leg of the Triple Crown for three consecutive years – a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert is not in hiding this week at Churchill Downs, but you could say he's been a bit scarce. Usually game for a daily yuk-it-up with the media outside Barn 33 ...

Bob Baffert has had at least 75 racehorses — including two just last month — die under his care since 2000, according to the California Horse Racing Board and Daily Racing Form data ...

But the week leading up to Saturday will be full of Baffert-focused discourse. “Well, as far as Bob Baffert, he’s a superstar, right?” Scott Hazelton — a horse racing host and reporter for ...

“Either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain.” Bob Baffert may be practicing some of those lines ahead of his return to Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer from the West ...

Bob Baffert is among the most decorated and recognizable horse trainers in the world. His horses have won the Kentucky Derby a record-tying six times. The total would be seven, but Baffert’s ...

BALTIMORE — Trainer Bob Baffert loves to come to the Preakness. He loves the fact that all the top horses are in the same barn, so he can kibitz with his fellow trainers, such as an extended ...

Editor’s note: After publication, Rodriguez, one of the two entries in the 2025 Kentucky Derby by trainer Bob Baffert referenced in this story, was scratched from the race. LOUISVILLE ...

As the Kentucky Derby runs for the 151st time at Churchill Downs on Saturday, the biggest storyline for this year's Run for the Roses doesn't involve one of the 20 horses in its field. Instead, it ...