Bob and John

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Bob and John
Sire Seeking The Gold
Grandsire Mr. Prospector
DamMinister's Melody
Damsire Deputy Minister
Sex Stallion
Foaled2003
Died(2018-12-10)December 10, 2018
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Stonerside Stable
OwnerStonerside Stable
Trainer Bob Baffert
Record14: 5-3-3
Earnings US$996,330
Major wins
Sham Stakes (2006)
Wood Memorial Stakes (2006)
Lone Star Park Handicap (2007)

Bob and John (foaled May 17, 2003 in Kentucky; died December 10, 2018 on Jeju Island, South Korea [1] ) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. He was the son of Seeking The Gold out of the mare Minister's Melody. His sire is a son of Mr. Prospector and his dam is from Deputy Minister. Bob and John was bred and raced by Stonerside Stable. He was trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Garrett Gomez.

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As a three-year-old, Bob and John was a top contender for the Kentucky Derby after winning the Sham and Wood Memorial Stakes, beating Jazil in the latter. He finished seventeenth in the Derby and eighth in the Belmont Stakes. Raced at age four in 2007, his best result was a win in the Grade III Lone Star Park Handicap.

Bob and John was retired from racing in August 2007 to stand at Pin Oak Stud near Versailles, Kentucky, [2] but died on December 10, 2018 at Isidore Farm on the South Korean Jeju Island. [1]

Races

FinishRaceDistanceTrackCondition
1st Lone Star Park Handicap One and One-Sixteenth Miles Lone Star Park Fast
2nd Texas Mile Stakes One Mile Lone Star Park Fast
2nd El Cajon Stakes One Mile Del Mar Racetrack Fast
8th Belmont Stakes One and One-Half Belmont Park Fast
17th Kentucky Derby One and One-Quarter Miles Churchill Downs Fast
1st Wood Memorial Stakes One and One-Eighth Miles Aqueduct Racetrack Sloppy (Sealed)
3rd San Felipe Stakes One and One-Sixteenth Miles Santa Anita Park Fast
1st Sham Stakes One and One-Eighth Miles Santa Anita Park Fast
1stAllowanceOne and One-Sixteenth Miles Santa Anita Park Fast
3rd Hollywood Futurity One and One-Sixteenth Miles Hollywood Park Racetrack Fast
3rd (DQ from 1st) Real Quiet Stakes One and One-Sixteenth MilesHollywood Park RacetrackFast
2ndAllowanceOne MileOak Tree at Santa Anita Park Fast
1stMaidenOne Mile Del Mar Racetrack Fast
4thMaidenSix Furlongs Del Mar Racetrack Fast

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References

  1. 1 2 Bob And John Dies Of Laminitis In Korea At Age 15: Paulick Report. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. "Grade 1 winner Bob and John retired - NTRA". ntra.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.