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Trainer Bob Baffert and his Wood Memorial winner Bob and John

Trainer Bob Baffert and his Wood Memorial winner Bob and John
© Walter Pitcher
Winning trainer Bob Baffert said, "Just goes to show you that there is so
much speed in California, it's like a vacation when you get away from there.
We tried something different. When he hit the wire, his ears went up and he
wanted to shut down. I brought him here because of his style. There is going
to be a hot pace at Santa Anita, and I knew he would run much better here. He
needs a bigger track. The last time, he was completely wiped out and never got
a chance to run and he needed the race. I wasn't really hard on him. I was
hoping that if we tried something different, it would work and it did. Good
horses run on any track."