Video: Checking in with Kentucky Derby 2018 winner Justify

By Jonathan Lintner
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Trainer Bob Baffert admitted to the stress of 2018 Kentucky Derby week, but subdued and smiling Sunday morning, he said he was happy to be surrounded by reporters. That's a sure sign of a winner, which Baffert got in Justify.

Next up: the Preakness Stakes on May 19, with Justify confirmed to run at Pimlico.

“One race at a time,” Baffert said when asked about a potential Triple Crown. “Hopefully he does well. He needs to have a good week — be good next week.

"...He won the toughest one, the Kentucky Derby. To me, it's the toughest one, the most important one. The Preakness, and then after that, we'll see. If I like the way he comes out of that, we'll take a shot at the Belmont. But we're taking it one race at a time."

Check out a video from the conversation with Baffert:

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