Bob Baffert Question

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Anyone have access to a stat on when Baffert has at least two horses in a race, how often the longer (or longest) priced horse wins?

It seems like everytime, but I’d be curious what it really is.

Unfortunately, the stat is confounded by the times when the second entrant is in there only to run interference for the heavy favorite.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Unfortunately, the stat is confounded by the times when the second entrant is in there only to run interference for the heavy favorite.

Touché

[King Glorious]

I don't have any stats but it's just been my feeling that with certain trainers, Baffert being one of the main ones, if they have a heavy favorite and still run another horse, they either think very highly of the second horse or not very strongly about the first one. I don't think he ever wants to lose a race and won't throw a legit horse in if he doesn't think he has a legit shot.