Bob Baffert opens Del Mar's summer meet with two victories

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Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had two victories on the opening weekend of Del Mar’s summer meet, three weeks after his 90-day suspension ended.

Havnameltdown won by 2 1/4 lengths in his first career start in Sunday's $80,000 fourth race at the seaside track north of San Diego. The 2-year-old colt is owned by longtime Baffert clients Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman.

On Saturday, Baffert won a $16,000 claiming race with 3-year-old colt Sumo.

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Trainer Bob Baffert waits for the Breeders' Cup horse races at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, Calif., Nov. 5, 2021. Taiba is the slight 7-5 favorite over the undefeated Jack Christopher in the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday, July 23, 2022, the first major race for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown. Taiba is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who is seeking to extend his stakes record with a 10th Haskell victory at Monmouth Park.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

They are among 45 horses Baffert shipped down from his training base at Santa Anita near Los Angeles. He didn't enter any of the lucrative stakes races on opening weekend of the meet that began Friday.

On Saturday, Taiba finished second by a head for Baffert in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at New Jersey's Monmouth Park.

Baffert's lengthy suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission ended July 2.

HALL OF FAME TRAINER BOB BAFFERT'S HORSE TAIBA IS FAVORITE IN $1 MILLION HASKELL STAKES

Kentucky Derby entrant Taiba gets a bath after a workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. Taiba is the slight 7-5 favorite over the undefeated Jack