![]() “And to pull it off like that was really exciting. “Before May, I was looking so strong and then everything just went wrong,” Baffert continued. It was the most crazy 30 minutes I’ve had in racing. To me, that was most emotional Derby I’ve ever been involved in because of what happened during that little time frame. I was so emotional yesterday because I wanted (Barnes) to be there. Jimmy is going to need surgery, I think he’ll need eight screws in his wrist but he actually was here this morning. “I couldn’t believe it, I thought he might be a little tired today,” Baffert said of Authentic. The drama didn’t stop for Baffert even when he made it to the paddock for the race Saturday as his other Derby entrant this season, graded stakes winner Thousand Words, was a late scratch after rearing and flipping in the paddock - an incident that resulted in assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes suffering a broken wrist that will require surgery.Įven without 160,000 in the stands to watch as this year’s Kentucky Derby was held without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, Authentic managed to give his team a moment for the ages as he hit the wire 1 ¼ lengths in front. Owned by Spendthrift Farm, My Racehorse, Madaket Stables, and Starlight Racing, Authentic capped off a wild 2020 Road to the Kentucky Derby for Baffert that saw the trainer lose highly regarded Nadal and Charlatan to injury earlier in the year. The bay son of Into Mischief “wasn’t even tired” according to his trainer after leading every point of call to defeat heavily favored Tiz the Law and 13 others en route to giving Baffert his record-tying sixth Kentucky Derby triumph. But after months of having one contender after another go by the wayside in the lead up the 146th edition of the “Run for the Roses”, Bob Baffert was never more thankful or grateful to show off a newly minted classic winner for the few who had gathered.īaffert has brought many an elite horse out on the Churchill Downs backside the day after the Kentucky Derby but the look of admiration he cast in the direction of Authentic less than 24 hours after the colt’s triumph in the 10-furlong test was one that spoke volumes about the journey to that point. 6, 2020) – It wasn’t the usual morning-after scene around Barn 33 on Sunday as only a smattering of media and cameras were on hand waiting for the shedrow’s Hall of Fame trainer to lead out his latest Kentucky Derby hero. ET on June 20 and can be seen live on NBC and streaming on the NBC Sports app.LOUISVILLE, KY (Sunday, Sept. The Belmont Stakes will post at approximately 5:42 p.m. After the ramp-up period he's had to get ready, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Switching up the schedule and running on a shorter track could give Tiz The Law a leg up to become the 14th horse to win the Triple Crown.įirst, he'll need to prove himself at the Belmont Stakes. Tagg came close to accomplishing the feat back in 2003 with Funny Cide, but after capturing the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the horse placed third at Belmont. Sired by Constitution, who also won four races in eight starts, Tiz The Law doubles as the best bet to win the Triple Crown altogether. He's also proved capable at Belmont Park, winning the Champagne Stakes in October 2019. After winning the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park outside of Miami, Florida, Tiz The Law stayed down south and captured the Florida Derby as well to kick off the 2020 season. In five career starts, Tiz The Law has come in first four times, with the outlier a third-place finish at the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs last November. ![]() ![]() It's hard to pick against the horse that's become the odds-on favorite, and it's even tougher to do so after watching how the Barclay Tagg-trained stallion has performed in the run-up to the Belmont Stakes.
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