The $135,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga is not a time-honored path to the Travers Stakes (G1). Yet the Curlin serves a purpose as one last chance to swim in a shallow pond before heading over to much ...

He earned that after having mentored so many of the top thoroughbred trainers over the years as he won 15 Triple Crown races, second only to Bob Baffert’s 17.

Bob Baffert’s Nevada Beach wins Los Alamitos Derby, signals bright future The trainer, hoping for a big second half from his 3-year-olds, eyes the Travers Stakes for the lightly raced colt ...

CYPRESS — Bob Baffert’s 3-year-olds this spring didn’t meet the super-high standards the trainer of two Triple Crown winners has established for his barn, settling for a 15th-place finish by Citizen ...

Horse racing notes: Bob Baffert seeks 9th consecutive Los Alamitos Derby win Nevada Beach, Varney and Tiz Secure give the trainer three of the five horses in Saturday’s race ...