Kentucky Derby Tim Yakteen Bob Baffert
Tim Yakteen is in charge of two horses at the Kentucky Derby for the first time. The horses used to be trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert.
Yakteen is training Messier and Taiba at Santa Anita. He is taking over for Bob Baffert, who is suspended for 90 days. Yakteen has over 250 career victories and purse earnings of over $12 million. His career highlights include four Grade 1 stakes victories. Mike Smith will ride Taibai in the Derby. He moved to the U.S. at 18 in 1982. The first time he saw the races was in Cypress, California. It was electrifying. Watch the Kentucky Derby LIVE on TSN3 and T SN Direct with coverage starting at 12:30 pm ET/9:00 am PT.
