LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert wanted to keep Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky around until the end of the year to run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. It wasn’t easy.
The 3-year-old colt opened the Triple Crown series in May as the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby. Instead, he finished sixth, done in by starting on the rail and getting bumped around in the early going.
Lookin At Lucky was wiped out from the experience, and the Hall of Fame trainer figured they’d head home to California.
But he waited a week at Churchill Downs and the colt perked up, so Baffert decided to bring him to Baltimore for the Preakness.
The trip paid off. Lookin At Lucky won, giving Baffert his first Triple Crown victory in eight years.
