BAFFERT HORSES SHOW THEY'RE A DETERMINED LOT.Byline: Kevin Modesti Staff Writer ARCADIA - Saturday could have been better for Bob Baffert Bob Baffert (born January 13, 1953 in Nogales, Arizona) is an American horse owner and trainer. He graduated from the University of Arizona's Racetrack Management Program with a Bachelor of Science degree. and Rafael Bejarano Rafael Bejarano (born June 23, 1982 in Arequipa, Peru) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He trained at the Peruvian national riding school before embarking on his professional career in 1999. only if Point Determined had run 3 1/4 lengths faster in the Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. . Baffert's Point Determined finished second to Brother Derek Brother Derek is a thoroughbred horse. A foal of 2003, he was thought to be a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. He was an early favorite in the Kentucky Derby. However, after starting in post position #18, he fell short in the "Run for the Roses," finishing in a dead heat for in the $750,000 Santa Anita event, but Baffert-trained horses won four races on the Santa Anita undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. , and Baffert won with Bob and John in the $750,000 Wood Memorial and Too Much Bling in the $150,000 Bay Shore Stakes at Aqueduct in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Bejarano lost with Point Determined, but the East Coast-based jockey had six winners on the 11-race Santa Anita program, the 12th time someone has ridden six at Santa Anita and the first since Corey Nakatani did it in 2000. Point Determined's runner-up finish and Bob and John's $6.40 win sent those colts on to the Kentucky Derby. "This was a good test," Baffert said in New York of Bob and John's 1 1/2- length win over long shot Jazil. Garrett Gomez rode both Baffert winners on a sloppy-track day at Aqueduct. Bob and John was clocked in a slow 1:51.54 for 1 1/8 miles and 14.06 seconds for the final one-eighth. Too Much Bling ($4.20) won the 7-furlong Bay Shore by nine lengths. At Santa Anita, 7-2 Point Determined sat third and passed A.P. Warrior for second in the stretch. "I think No. 2 (Brother Derek) won easy because he didn't have any (pace) pressure," Bejarano said. "Maybe the added distance (in the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby) will help (Point Determined)." Baffert's winners included the $8 million colt Mr. Sekiguchi ($3.80) in a maiden race. Bejarano's included Silent Name ($14.40) in the $150,000 Arcadia Handicap. In Saturday's other race for Kentucky Derby contenders, Sweetnorthernsaint ($4.60) and Kent Desormeaux won the $500,000 Illinois Derby by 9 1/4 lengths. |
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