MoxieTalk with Kirt Jacobs #486: Bob Baffert
🏆 Career Achievements Kentucky Derby Winner 7 times (1997, 1998, 2002, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2023) – though the 2021 victory with Medina Spirit was later disqualified. Preakness Stakes Winner 8 times (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023). Belmont Stakes Winner 3 times (2001, 2015, 2018). Triple Crown Victories American Pharaoh (2015) ended a 37-year drought, the first Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. Justify (2018) became only the second undefeated horse to win the Triple Crown. Breeders' Cup Success Multiple Breeders' Cup victories, including the Classic, Sprint, and Juvenile races. Awards & Recognition Four-time Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer. Inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2009. Consistently ranked among the all-time leading trainers in purse earnings. ⚖️ Controversy Baffert has been at the center of medication controversies and suspensions. Notably, Medina Spirit failed a post-Kentucky Derby drug test in 2021, leading to disqualification. These controversies have tarnished his public image but have not erased his impact as one of the most dominant trainers in modern history.