The Arroyo Chop House recently welcomed Triple Crown-winning jockey Mike Smith and two-time Triple Crown-winning master trainer Bob Baffert to its Speaker Series Dinner. In front of a sellout crowd, the pair detailed their thrilling 2018 Triple Crown journey with the undefeated Justify. Baffert is now one of only two trainers in history to have guided two Triple Crown winners; the first, American Pharoah, accomplished the feat in 2015. Baffert also boasts the most Triple Crown races won, 15, having triumphed five times in the Kentucky Derby, seven in the Preakness Stakes and three in the Belmont Stakes. Smith holds the record for the most wins in the Breeders’ Cup, with 26. Restaurant owner Gregg Smith served as the event’s host.
