American Pharoah gives trainer a long-awaited 4th Derby win (The Associated Press)

Three times in seven years, Bob Baffert left the Kentucky Derby empty-handed. Don’t mess it up, Bob.”’ On this first Saturday in May, Baffert knew he had the best horse in American Pharoah. Sent off as the 5-2 favorite by the record crowd of 170,513, American Pharoah rallied in the stretch to beat Firing Line by a length and deliver Baffert’s first Derby since 2002.