The Japan TimesMay 2, 2025
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time since 2021 — when his horse, Medina Spirit, crossed the line first but was disqualified after failing a drug test. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/02/more-sports/baffert-return-kentucky-derby/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #kentuckyderby #bobbaffert #admiredaytona #luxorcafe #journalism
Famed trainer Bob Baffert returns to Kentucky Derby; Journalism clear favorite

Baffert is back with two longshots in Citizen Bull and Rodriguez.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 19, 2024
Seize the Grey led all the way to win the 149th Preakness Stakes to deny Mystik Dan the chance to become the 14th horse to complete the coveted Triple Crown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/19/more-sports/seize-the-grey-wins-preakness/ #moresports #seizethegrey #preaknessstakes #triplecrown #mystikdan #dwaynelukas #bobbaffert
Seize the Grey wins Preakness Stakes to deny Triple Crown hopeful Mystik Dan

Mystik Dan failed in its bid to become the 14th horse to complete U.S. flat racing's coveted Triple Crown.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 17, 2024
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will vie for the second jewel of U.S. flat racing's Triple Crown when he runs in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/17/more-sports/mystik-dan-preakness-stakes/ #moresports #mystikdan #preaknessstates #bobbaffert #triplecrown #kentuckyderby
Mystik Dan to vie for second leg of Triple Crown in Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will vie for the second jewel of U.S. flat racing's Triple Crown when he runs in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesMay 3, 2024
Florida Derby winner Fierceness and Blue Grass Stakes winner Sierra Leone are favored in Saturday's 150th Kentucky Derby. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/03/more-sports/kentucky-derby-field-favorites/ #moresports #kentuckyderby #bobbaffert #foreveryoung #triplecrown
Contenders prepare for 150th running of Kentucky Derby

Japanese-bred Forever Young, which starts from the 11th post, is a 10-1 contender.

The Japan Times
Poetry NewsMay 21, 2023

At Pimlico Race
Hall of Fame trainer loses horse
Heartbreaking defeat

#pimlico #bobbaffert #preakness #haiku #poetry

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/horse-trained-bob-baffert-euthanized-ahead-preakness-rcna85432

Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized ahead of the Preakness

A horse of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was euthanized at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on the undercard of Saturday's Preakness Stakes.

NBC News
Poetry NewsMay 21, 2023

Baffert returns anew
To tell the tale of the horses
At Preakness Stakes race

#bobbaffert #preaknessstakes #horseracing #haiku #poetry

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/20/sport/preakness-stakes-bob-baffert-2023-preview-spt-intl/index.html

Key Biscayne IndependentMay 20, 2023

National Treasure wins Preakness, but another horse death dims race :

The fatality was another dark moment for a sport already reeling from the deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs in a 10-day span leading up to the Kentucky Derby.

#animalcruelty #Belmont #BobBaffert #horseracing #HorseracingIntegrityandSafetyAuthority #KentuckyDerby #KeyBiscayne #mage #Miami #Preakness

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/20/national-treasure-wins-preakness-but-another-horse-death-dims-race/

National Treasure wins Preakness, but another horse death dims race

The fatality was another dark moment for a sport already reeling from the deaths of seven horses at Churchill Downs in a 10-day span leading up to the Kentucky Derby.