BC STAT FILES: Baffert's modest success returning runners to Cup..

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Interesting Baffert/Breeders' Cup factoid with West Coast making a 2nd start in this year's Classic after last year's 3rd and Abel Tasman returning in the Distaff after her 2017 2nd at Del Mar..

Among horses he has brought back to the Cup a consecutive year, whether running in the same race or a different one, only Midnight Lute has won, repeating in the Sprint in 2008.

Plenty of them ran well obviously ~ notably the Juveniles moving to mature divisions ~ but Game On Dude went the wrong way after his 2nd behind Drosselmeyer in '11 and Fed Biz was never competitive in his 3 Dirt Mile tries.

Arrogate (C, 1st, 2016)
Arrogate (C, 5th, 2017)

Captain Steve (J, 11th, 1999)
Captain Steve (C, 3rd, 2000)

Drefong (S, 1st, 2016)
Drefong (S, 6th, 2017)

Fed Biz (DM, 8th, 2012)
Fed Biz (DM, 6th, 2013)
Fed Biz (DM, 7th, 2014)

Game On Dude (C, 2nd, 2011)
Game On Dude (C, 7th, 2012)
Game On Dude (C, 9th, 2013)

Indian Blessing (JF, 1st, 2007)
Indian Blessing (FMS, 2nd, 2008)

Lookin At Lucky (J, 2nd, 2009)
Lookin At Lucky (C, 4th, 2010)

Midnight Lute (S, 1st, 2007)
Midnight Lute (S, 1st, 2008)

Secret Circle (JS, 1st, 2011)
Secret Circle (S, 1st, 2013)
Secret Circle (S, 2nd, 2014)

Silverbulletday (JF, 1st, 1998)
Silverbulletday (D, 6th, 1999)

Thirty Slews (S, 1st, 1992)
Thirty Slews (S, 4th, 1993)

Abel Tasman (D, 2nd, 2017)

West Coast (C, 3rd, 2017)