b'racing 2 -Y e a r - O l d s|T arlie M C Carthy Crown race wins. I think a lot of it is be- Justify last yearBaffert has won the By Chcause [2015 Triple Crown winner] AmericanKentucky Derby (G1) five times, the The all-time leading trainer in TriplePharoah opened the floodgates. Thats why IPreakness Stakes (G1) seven times, and Crown victories began 2019 seemingly inhave so many nice 2-year-olds now. the Belmont Stakes (G1) three times.good position to add to his total. Thats be- Someone said to me, You have all theLeading the way among Bafferts juve-cause when it came to last years 2-year-olds,nice 2 year olds. Well, it took me 30 yearsniles was Game Winner, recipient of the Bob Bafferts stable was deep and talented.to get to this spot. But those horses, theyEclipse Award for 2018 American champi-While several other trainers compiled morespoil me rotten. And you know what? Iton 2-year-old male.juvenile wins, Baffert posted a 52 percentmakes me hungrier to see if we can do itThe bay son of Candy Ride (ARG) out winning percentageby far the best amongagain. of the A.P. Indy mare Indyan Giving won all those with 10 or more starts. The only active trainer to win the four 2018 starts, including the $300,000 Del There is a lot of talent out there, saidTriple Crownand hes done it twice,Mar Futurity (G1), the $300,000 American Baffert, who entered the year with 15 Triplewith American Pharoah in 2015 andPharoah Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita, and the Game Winners impressive season earned him the Eclipse Award asGeorGe trenichchampion2-year-old male.48 07_TwoYearOlds.indd 48 3/21/19 2:47 PM'