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: Derby History
There is not a name in modern day training more synonymous with the Kentucky Derby than Bob Baffert. A fan favorite with his trademark white hair, Baffert has won three of the last eight Kentucky Derbys, including back-to-back wins in '97 and '98 with Silver Charm and Real Quiet, respectively, before capturing the '02 running with War Emblem. The native of Nogales, Arizona has been a staple in the Derby the past decade, starting a total of 14 horses in the past ten runnings. The late defection of Wimbledon from the 2004 Kentucky Derby field marked the first year since '96 that Baffert was not represented with a starter in the Run for the Roses. Baffert, who grew up grooming and galloping quarter horses, began training quarter horses before converting to Thoroughbreds in 1988 with the support of primary owners Hal Earnhardt and Mike Pegram - both of whom still remain prominent clients. Baffert is a three-time Eclipse Award winning trainer, and has conditioned seven Eclipse Award champions. He is one of only three trainers ("Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons and Max Hirsch) to have won the Derby three times. Only Wayne Lukas and Dick Thompson (4 wins) and Ben A. Jones (6) have more Derby wins than Baffert. |
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Garrett Gomez was born on January 1, 1972. A native of Tucson, he now lives in southern California, where he rides on the circuit. He began riding at Santa Fe Downs in 1988, riding the midwest fair circuit before moving to California in 1998. He won the autumn Hollywood riding title that same year. He also has ridden for a time at Churchill Downs, where he was based before a self-imposed sabbatical in 2002 due to substance abuse problems. Returning to the saddle in September, 2004, Gomez has enjoyed tremendous succes, including winning the 2005 spring/summer Hollywood meet title. He's won major races for the last twelve years, including Arkansas Derby, the Secretariat, the Pacific Classic and most recently this year's Breeders' Cup Mile and Juvenile. A winner of over 2,000 races for his career, Gomez tallied 245 wins and $14.2 million in earnings last year. |
: Derby History
Stonerside is the farm and racing stable name of husband and wife Robert and Janice McNair; Houston, TX residents who own the NFL's Houston Texans, who began playing in 2002. Robert founded and subsequently sold in 1999 Cogen Technologies, a power generation business, for a reported $1.5 billion. The couple is involved in several community activist projects, particularly in Robert's hometown of Forest City, North Carolina. Their 1500 acre farm, which they established in 1994, is located in Paris, Kentucky, adjacent to Claiborne Farm. They also own training centers in Aiken, South Carolina and adjoining the Saratoga backstretch. They have campaigned over 47 stakes winners, including the homebred Congaree, who finished third in the 2001 Derby; co-breeders of Fusaichi Pegasus (2000 winner);
bred The Cliff's Edge (5th in 2004); co-owned (in McNairs' first racing entity, Rose Hill Stable) Strodes Creek (2nd in 1994); co-owned Corker (11th in 1996); and co-owned Sort It Out (17th in 2005). They have approximately 60 horses in training with over a dozen trainers. |
: Derby History
Stonerside is the farm and racing stable name of husband and wife Robert and Janice McNair; Houston, TX residents who own the NFL's Houston Texans, who began playing in 2002. Robert founded and subsequently sold in 1999 Cogen Technologies, a power generation business, for a reported $1.5 billion. The couple is involved in several community activist projects, particularly in Robert's hometown of Forest City, North Carolina. Their 1500 acre farm, which they established in 1994, is located in Paris, Kentucky, adjacent to Claiborne Farm. They also own training centers in Aiken, South Carolina and adjoining the Saratoga backstretch. They have campaigned over 47 stakes winners, including the homebred Congaree, who finished third in the 2001 Derby; co-breeders of Fusaichi Pegasus (2000 winner);
bred The Cliff's Edge (5th in 2004); co-owned (in McNairs' first racing entity, Rose Hill Stable) Strodes Creek (2nd in 1994); co-owned Corker (11th in 1996); and co-owned Sort It Out (17th in 2005). They have approximately 60 horses in training with over a dozen trainers. |
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04.08.06 - Wood Memorial Goes To Determined Bob and John
04.06.06 - Wood Memorial Draws Bob and John From California
04.04.06 - Brother Derek, Barbaro Head Final 2006 Derby Futures Pool
03.18.06 - A. P. Warrior Fighting Tough In San Felipe Stakes Victory
03.17.06 - Bob And John Favored In Saturday's San Felipe
02.04.06 - Bob And John Easy Winner Of Sham Stakes
02.03.06 - Bob And John Heads Field Of Six In Sham
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DRF Past Performances
Next Race: 05.06 Kentucky Derby (GI)
Future Wager Odds
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Horse # |
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04.06-09 |
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13-1 |
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03.02-05 |
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19-1 |
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01.26-29 |
7 |
31-1 |
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Race History :: Graded Earnings: $690,370 (as of 04.08.06) - Race Record: 9-4-1-3
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04.08.06 |
Wood Memorial (GI) |
1st |
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Out-dueled Keyed Entry; 2-wide |
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03.18.06 |
San Felipe (GII) |
3rd |
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Closed three wide; not enough |
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02.04.06 |
Sham (GIII) |
1st |
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Handled inferior competition with ease |
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01.20.06 |
Allowance @ Santa Anita |
1st |
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Video |
Confidence booster |
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12.17.05 |
Hollywood Futurity (GI) |
3rd |
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5 lengths behind winner Brother Derek |
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11.26.05 |
Real Quiet @ Hollywood |
3rd |
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Video |
Controversial DQ after 6 length win |
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11.04.05 |
Allowance @ Oak Tree |
2nd |
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Had a troubled trip; couldn't catch A.P. Warrior |
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09.05.05 |
Maiden allowance @ Del Mar |
1st |
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11 1/2-length score |
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08.21.05 |
Maiden allowance @ Del Mar |
1st |
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Off slowly; six furlongs not far enough |
Recent Workouts
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04.30 |
Santa Anita |
6 furlongs (fast) |
1:11.40 H |
1/9 |
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04.24 |
Santa Anita |
7 furlongs (fast) |
1:25.00 H |
3/6 |
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04.18 |
Santa Anita |
5 furlongs (fast) |
59.20 H |
1/24 |
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Bob and John is by Seeking the Gold, who has sired five champions and six millionaires. His champions include Dubai Millenium, Seeking the Pearl, Heavenly Prize, Catch the Ring and Flanders. Overall, this son of Mr. Prospector has sired 74 stakes winners, 43 graded stakes winners, and over 110 stakes horses from 14 crops. Standing at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, Seeking the Gold raced in the Phipps colors, winning eight races and placing second six times in 15 lifetime starts. He won the Dwyer and Super Derby, both Grade One events, as well as running second in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Classic to Alysheba. While he raced on the dirt, his top two money earning offspring, Dubai Millenium and Seeking the Pearl, where champion turf horses in Europe.
Bob and John's dam, Minister's Melody, also raced for Stonerside, winning $451,470 and five races in 22 lifetime starts. Her marquee victory was the Arlington Heights Oaks (GIII), but she was also graded stakes placed in five other events. Her only other foal to race was Connie Belle, and like Bob and John, a stakes winner, taking a listed race at Belmont at three. Minister's Melody has a strong tail-female line: Her dam was minor stakes placed; her second dam, Too Bald, produced five stakes winners: Exceller; Baldski; American Standard; Capote and Vaguely Hidden; and her third dam was the 1959 Kentucky Oaks winner Hidden Talent.
Bob and John is a complete outcross in his first four generations, with Raise a Native and Buckpasser on top and the Northern Dancer and Seattle Slew lines on the bottom - a great mix of speed and stamina that could be a force to be reckoned with on Derby Day.
Dosage Index: 3.00 |
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BOB AND JOHN comes in hot off a sloppy win in the Wood Memorial, one of the most prestigious and successful Derby preps for producing winners on the big day. Garrett Gomez sticks with the program after guiding him to the New York win and he is one of the hotter riders in America these days. Usually a stalker but he showed he can lay well off the pace when third in the San Felipe. Sitting on a sizzling work from Santa Anita just days ago and it should have him sitting on edge for a trainer that obviously knows how to win the big one. Main negative is that his defining race came in the slop versus suspect competition. Certainly meets a much better and deeper field and he hasn't been able to beat this kind on dry tracks though he has never been embarrassed by them either. Mixed signals here but fans are going to get a solid price on one who won a major prep race in style. |
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