Training legend Bob Baffert chases fourth Dubai Cup victory
Legendary American trainer Bob Baffert says he is confident that his runner, West Coast, can provide him with a fourth Dubai World Cup win in Saturday’s $10m race at Meydan Racecourse.The 65-year-old, who has trained champions such as American Pharoah and Arrogate, was in an upbeat mood when interviewed on his arrival in Dubai."I don’t want to jinx myself, but I feel confident about West Coast’s chance," said Baffert.UK bookies quote the horse, to be ridden by Javier Castellano, as the 4-5 favourite."He’s held his form since the Pegasus and worked really well before we came over here. He looks happy, strong and healthy."This is West Coast’s chance to do what all those top horses have achieved — he’s the best older horse in the US right now and he’s just getting better and better. He’s pretty exciting and the raw talent is there," said Baffert.He feels the Andre Fabre-trained runner Talismanic — an 8-1 chance in the ante-post market — is his main danger. Forever Unbridled and North A...
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