Shirreffs won two of the most important of the original Breeders Cup races and was 11-for-26 in Graded Stakes races with a $3.25 ROI.
Baffert managed to win a Grade 1 stake race with 6 different horses and his horses posted a $2.70 ROI with 78 starts in Graded Stakes races.
They both had huge years - their horses greatly exceeded expectations in the big races - and surely dominated the west coast portion of the vote.
If they gave an Eclipse Award for trainer of only synthetic, turf, and hurdle horses... Sheppard wins easy despite his typical 0-for-29 Gulfstream duck.
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