Baffert is considered a living legend in the industry, having won two Triple Crowns in the last five years — with 2018 Derby winner Justify and 2015 winner American Pharaoh — and five Kentucky Derbies in his career.
However, it's 2019 that could be Baffert's biggest year yet. The horse trainer heads into Saturday's race with the top three favorites to win the Derby following Wednesday's scratch of former top contender Omaha Beach.
Baffert came close to another Derby win in 1996, his first trip to Churchill Downs, when his horse Cavonnier was nosed out at the finish line by Grindstone. At the time, Baffert told the Courier-Journal that he never expected to make it back to the Kentucky Derby, but the next year the horse trainer nabbed his first win with Silver Charm and followed it up in 1998 with Real Quiet and in 2002 with War Emblem.
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