Top 50 Most Powerful in Southern California Sports: No. 26 Bob Baffert, horse trainer

Bob Baffert, 63, Horse Trainer

Last year’s rank: 44

Before his horse won the first triple crown in 37 years, Baffert was already the most recognizable figure in U.S. horse racing. American Pharoah elevated Baffert’s career win totals to four Kentucky Derbys, six Preakness Stakes and two Belmont Stakes by claiming victory in all three in 2015, accomplishing a feat that was begiing to seem impossible.

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