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Tim Yakteen brings 2 top horses to 1st Ky Derby in charge
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Tim Yakteen smiles in his horse barn at Santa Anita Park on Monday, April 25, 2022, in Arcadia, Calif. He will saddle two horses - Messier and Taiba, both formerly trained by Bob Baffert - for the Kentucky Derby. Baffert is serving a 90-day suspension from horse racing. - photo by AP Photo/Ashley Landis
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Tim Yakteen has been to the Kentucky Derby with good horses before. Now the trainer is at Churchill Downs in charge for the first time with two top contenders that used to be trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Yakteen worked two different stints earlier in his career as an apprentice under Baffert, who won't be at the Derby on Saturday because he's serving a 90-day suspension imposed by Kentucky racing officials.