James Kasparoff
James Kasparoff is a California horse trainer whose premier horse, Bob Black Jack, raced in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. He trains a stable of five horses[1] owned by his brother Tim Kasparoff and Jeff Harmon.[2]
Bob Black Jack won the California Breeders' Champion Stakes as a two-year-old, giving Kasparoff his first career stakes winner, and later set a track record for six furlongs in the Sunshine Millions Dash Stakes at Santa Anita.[1] The horse was the very last entry accepted to the 2008 Kentucky Derby. He led the first half of the race before falling back in the pack, ultimately finishing 16th.[3]
Kasparoff blogged about the 2008 Derby for the New York Times.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thoroughbred Times, May 1, 2008
- ↑ Harris Farms News
- ↑ 2008 Kentucky Derby history
- ↑ New York Times, April 30, 2008