Bob and John (foaled May 17, 2003, in Kentucky; died December 10, 2018, on Jeju Island, South KoreaBob And John Dies Of Laminitis In Korea At Age 15: Paulick Report. Retrieved December 22, 2018.) 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.
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, but died on December 10, 2018, at Isidore Farm on the South Korean Jeju Island.
Races
Finish RaceDistanceTrackCondition1stLone Star Park HandicapOne and One-Sixteenth MilesLone Star ParkFast2ndTexas Mile StakesOne MileLone Star ParkFast2ndEl Cajon StakesOne MileDel Mar RacetrackFast8thBelmont StakesOne and One-HalfBelmont ParkFast17thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill DownsFast1stWood Memorial StakesOne and One-Eighth MilesAqueduct RacetrackSloppy (Sealed)3rdSan Felipe StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesSanta Anita ParkFast1stSham StakesOne and One-Eighth Miles Santa Anita ParkFast1stAllowanceOne and One-Sixteenth Miles Santa Anita ParkFast3rdHollywood FuturityOne and One-Sixteenth MilesHollywood Park RacetrackFast3rd (DQ from 1st)Real Quiet StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesHollywood Park RacetrackFast2ndAllowanceOne MileOak Tree at Santa Anita ParkFast1stMaidenOne MileDel Mar RacetrackFast4thMaidenSix FurlongsDel Mar RacetrackFast
References
External links National Thoroughbred Racing Association bio Bob and John's pedigree and stats