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Trainer Bob Baffert compares Justify to LeBron James

May 5, 2018 by Larry Brown • Comments
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What kind of horse is Justify? Good enough that Bob Baffert is comparing him to LeBron James.

Justify won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday despite the muddy conditions, becoming the sixth straight favorite to win the race. Afterwards, Baffert said Justify is like having LeBron on your team.

Bob Baffert said of Justify: “It’s like having LeBron James on your team. . . . You better win a championship with him.”

— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) May 5, 2018

Baffert has won five Kentucky Derbys in his career as a trainer and says Justify is up there with the best horses he’s trained.

As for the LeBron comparison, though the horse isn’t going to be taking home NBA titles, Justify’s 4-0 racing record is hard to top.

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