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The defection of Rodriguez made room in the 20-horse Derby field for Santa Anita Derby runner-up Baeza. A $1.2 million purchase two years ago, Baeza needed one horse to come out of the race before ...
Kentucky Derby (G1) star Sovereignty, who was last seen conquering the Belmont (G1) at Saratoga, returns to action in ...
Trainer Bill Mott's dual classic winner meets four rivals in Saratoga's nine-furlong test, including Baeza, who placed third ...
Mage won the Kentucky Derby in 2023 and Dornoch captured the Belmont Stakes last year. Both were by Puca and Good Magic. Trainer John Shirreffs is pictured with his horse, Baeza, on June 4.
When he found out he was going to need a new jockey, John Shirreffs didn't blink. He knew who was going to ride Baeza (McKinzie) in Saturday's $500,000 GII Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Reigning champion jockey Flavien Prat will ride Baeza if he gets in, and Shirreffs will be searching for his second Kentucky Derby win following the 50-1 upset of Giacomo in 2005.
Baeza failed to make the initial Kentucky Derby field, but trainer John Shirreffs hopes his horse will find a way into the race and showcase his potential. Baeza might be good enough to win the ...
With the defection of Rodriguez, Baeza will make the field of 20 3-year-olds. The colt has been on the grounds since last week training in the hopes he would get in. He is trained by John Shirreffs.
Baeza will run in Kentucky Derby 2025. Here’s what it will mean for post positions In this episode of The Best Two Minutes with Ed DeRosa, he gives an update on horse scratches in Kentucky Derby ...
Baeza, who finished third behind Sovereignty and Journalism in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 3, breezed a solid six furlongs at Santa Anita on Friday in preparation for the June 7 Belmont Stakes.
In 1963, Braulio Baeza of Panama City, Panama, won the Kentucky Derby as well as the Belmont Stakes. He set the stage for various Latinos to consider a career in horse racing.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer John Shirreffs is a patient man. He takes his time developing horses. He doesn't rush them to the track. He doesn't put them in races until ...