Rival trainers and horse racing insiders talk about what the return of Bob Baffert means for the 2025 Kentucky Derby.

It’s over with, and that’s why I feel good about going back there, because all that negative [energy] — it’s all gone," said Bob Baffert, who will be attending his first Kentucky Derby since a three-year ban was lifted.

Bob Baffert is back at the Kentucky Derby for the first time in four years, having served his punishment for Medina Spirit’s failed drug test and coming to the place where he’s won a record-tying six times.