Point Given joins Baffert in Racing Hall of Fame

When the 2010 Racing Hall of Fame class was announced on May 28, the 2001 Horse of the Year and 3-year-old champion Point Given became the latest Bob Baffert trainee to receive racing’s highest honor. He is part of a class that includes Azeri, Best Pal, and jockey Randy Romero. Baffert was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2009, along with his 2-time champion filly Silverbulletday. Silver Charm, Baffert’s first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner, was elected to the Hall in 2007.

Point Given raced for his breeder, The Thoroughbred Corporation, while winning nine of 13 starts and compiling earnings of $3,968,500. The son of Thunder Gulch was Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male after winning the Preakness (G1), Belmont (G1), Haskell Invitational (G1), and Travers Stakes (G1). He also joined Hall of Famers Man o’ War, Whirlaway, Damascus and Native
Dancer as the only horses since 1900 to win the Preakness, Belmont and
Travers.With those victories, Point Given was the first horse in history to win four consecutive races worth $1 million or more. He finished fifth in the 2001 Kentucky Derby, his only off-the-board finish in his career.

Point Given won the Kentucky Cup Juvenile (G2) and Hollywood Futurity (G1) at age two, then prepped for the Triple Crown with scores in the San Felipe S. (G2) and Santa Anita Derby (G1).

Point Given was retired on September 1, 2001 to stand at stud at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky. for an initial fee of $125,000. He was subsequently syndicated for $50 million, the third highest price in history, behind Fusaichi Pegasus at $60 million and Big Brown at a reported $50 million. He’s been a big success at stud as well, siring four champions in the past three years, including Canadian Horse of the Year Sealy Hill.