11.   He is the first trainer in this century to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in back-to-back years, and he believes the Belmont owes him one.

12.   He said he was the first trainer to teach five prostrate tigers to roll over simultaneously.

13.   History repeated itself at Old Hilltop and set Baffert up as the first trainer to have a shot at the Triple Crown in successive years.

14.   If he could add the Belmont to his string, he would be the first trainer in racing history to win five straight Triple Crown races.

15.   Lukas was also trying to become the first trainer to win a personal triple crown with different horses.

16.   Old Anse Williamson is the fourth black in the Racing Hall of Fame and the first trainer.

17.   The difficult part for Baffert unfolds on Saturday when he attempts to become the first trainer in racing history to win the Kentucky Derby three years in a row.

18.   The difficult part for Baffert unfolds on Saturday when he attempts to become the first trainer in racing history to win the Kentuck Derby three years in a row.

19.   The first American trainers arrived in Nigeria earlier this week.

20.   After first telling Falcons trainer Ron Medlin of his difficulty breathing, McDaniels underwent several X-rays over the next two weeks that were inconclusive.