Birthdate - Jan. 13, 1953
Website - bobbaffert.com
NATIONAL/ECLIPSE CHAMPIONS
Chilukki: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1999)
Indian Blessing: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (2007); Top Female Sprinter (2008)
Lookin at Lucky: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2009); Top 3-Year-Old Male (2010)
Midnight Lute: Top Male Sprinter (2007)
Point Given: Horse of the Year (2001); Top 3-Year-Old Male (2001)
Real Quiet: Top 3-Year-Old Colt (1998)
Silverbulletday: Top 2-Year-Old Filly (1998); Top 3-Year-Old Filly (1999)
Silver Charm: Top 3-Year-Old Male (1997)
Vindication: Top 2-Year-Old Male (2002)
War Emblem: Top 3-Year-Old Male (2002)
FAST FACTS
* Entered the Hall of Fame in August, 2009.
* Eclipse Award as Top Trainer 1997-99.
* Leading trainer in earnings in 1998-2001.
* Won the Dubai World Cup with Captain Steve in 2001 and with Silver Charm in 1998.
* Brought three colts to the brink of the Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby/Preakness winners Silver Charm (1997); Real Quiet (1998), and War Emblem (2002).
* Won the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Haskell and Travers with Point Given in 2001.
* Thirty Slews, the first thoroughbred yearling he purchased at auction, became his first Breeders’ Cup starter and first Breeders’ Cup winner in the 1992 Sprint at Gulfstream Park.
* Switched completely from training Quarter horses to thoroughbreds in 1991.
* Co-wrote his autobiography “Dirt Road to the Derby” in 1999.
NOTABLE WINS
Bob and John: Wood Memorial (2006)
Captain Steve: Dubai World Cup (2001); Donn (2001); Swaps (2000); Hollywood Futurity (1999)
Cavonnier: Santa Anita Derby (1996)
Coil: Haskell Inv. (2011)
Composure: Santa Anita Oaks (2003); Las Virgenes (2003)
Congaree: Cigar Mile (2002-2003); Hollywood Gold Cup (2003); Carter (2003); Swaps (2001); Wood Memorial (2001)
El Corredor: Cigar Mile (2000)
Excellent Meeting: Santa Anita Oaks (1999); Las Virgenes (1999); Hollywood Starlet (1998); Oak Leaf (1998)
First Dude: Hollywood Gold Cup (2011)
Forestry: King’s Bishop (1999); Dwyer (1999)
Friendly Michelle: Prioress (2004)
Gabby’s Golden Gal: Santa Monica (2010); Acorn (2009)
Game On Dude: Goodwood (2011); Santa Anita H. (2011)
General Challenge: Santa Anita H. (2000); Pacific Classic (1999); Santa Anita Derby (1999)
Indian Blessing: Gallant Bloom (2008-09); La Brea (2008); Test (2008); Prioress (2008); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (2007); Frizette (2007)
Indian Charlie: Santa Anita Derby (1998)
Lookin At Lucky: Haskell (2010); Preakness (2010); CashCall Futurity (2009); Norfolk (2009); Del Mar Futurity (2009)
Midnight Interlude: Santa Anita Derby (2011)
Midnight Lute: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (2007-08); Forego (2007)
Midshipman: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2008); Del Mar Futurity (2008)
Misremembered: Santa Anita H. (2010)
Pioneerof the Nile: Santa Anita Derby (2009); CashCall Futurity (2008)
Plum Pretty: Kentucky Oaks (2011)
Point Given: Travers (2001); Haskell (2001); Belmont (2001); Preakness (2001); Santa Anita Derby (2001); Hollywood Futurity (2000)
Real Quiet: Hollywood Gold Cup (1999); Pimlico Special (1999); Preakness (1998); Kentucky Derby (1998); Hollywood Futurity (1997)
Richard’s Kid: Goodwood (2010); Pacific Classic (2009-10)
River Keen: Jockey Club Gold Cup (1999); Woodward (1999)
Roman Ruler: Haskell Inv. (2005)
Silver Charm: Kentucky Derby (1997); Preakness (1997)
Silverbulletday: Gazelle (1999); Alabama (1999); Kentucky Oaks (1999); Ashland (1999); Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (1998)
Thirty Slews: Breeders’ Cup Sprint (1992)
Tough Tiz’s Sis: Ruffian (2008); Lady’s Secret (2007)
Vindication: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (2002)
War Emblem: Haskell (2002); Preakness (2002); Kentucky Derby (2002)
Woke Up Dreamin: True North (2005)