He got it all - and then some - with a horse that even rival trainers suspect could be a threat to win racing's first Triple Crown in 37 years. Still, he needed a dynamic performance and some old-fashioned racing luck. On this first Saturday in May, Baffert knew he had the best horse in American Pharoah. "When you get beat like that, all these seconds, you get to a point in your life, maybe it's not just going to happen for me," said Baffert, 62, who suffered a heart attack in Dubai three years ago. Two seconds and a sixth-place finish by the wagering favorite.Īfter a while, those close calls started taking a toll. Three times in seven years, Bob Baffert left the Kentucky Derby empty-handed.
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