Baffert, Silverbulletday elected to Hall of Fame

Trainer Bob Baffert and one of the best fillies he trained – Silverbulletday – along with two others are among the latest additions to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday, April 20.

Baffert’s election came on the first year in which his name was on the ballot. Silverbulletday was elected in the contemporary female horse category. The duo becomes the first trainer-horse combination to
be inducted in the same year since 2000.

“That is awesome. That is really awesome,” Baffert said. “I don’t know what to say. I never expected this when I got in the business. I’m sort of at a loss for words. It’s an honor,” he said. “It’s a very humbling feeling right now. I’ve always thought about it, but I really wasn’t mentally prepared for it when I heard about being on the ballot this year.”

Baffert, 56, has trained the winners of eight Triple Crown races, seven Breeders’ Cup races and has handled 10 champions, including Mike Pegram’s Silverbulletday. Baffert made the transition to Thoroughbred racing after a successful career with Quarter Horses.

The 2009 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place Friday, August
14 at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs, NY.