Bob and John (foaled May 17, 2003, in Kentucky; died December 10, 2018, on Jeju Island, South Korea) 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

FinishRaceDistanceTrackCondition
1stLone Star Park HandicapOne and One-Sixteenth MilesLone Star ParkFast
2ndTexas Mile StakesOne MileLone Star ParkFast
2ndEl Cajon StakesOne MileDel Mar RacetrackFast
8thBelmont StakesOne and One-HalfBelmont ParkFast
17thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill DownsFast
1stWood Memorial StakesOne and One-Eighth MilesAqueduct RacetrackSloppy (Sealed)
3rdSan Felipe StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesSanta Anita ParkFast
1stSham StakesOne and One-Eighth MilesSanta Anita ParkFast
1stAllowanceOne and One-Sixteenth MilesSanta Anita ParkFast
3rdHollywood FuturityOne and One-Sixteenth MilesHollywood Park RacetrackFast
3rd (DQ from 1st)Real Quiet StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesHollywood Park RacetrackFast
2ndAllowanceOne MileOak Tree at Santa Anita ParkFast
1stMaidenOne MileDel Mar RacetrackFast
4thMaidenSix FurlongsDel Mar RacetrackFast

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