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Article: Long Behind the Scenes, Trainer Has Shot to Shine; Baffert Protege Harty Prepped Well-Respected Colonel John
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- The Washington Post
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- May 3, 2008
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Compared with the hustle and bustle around the barn of Big Brown
this past week, the temporary home of Colonel John was an oasis of
calm. On Friday morning, the Santa Anita Derby winner's trainer,
Eoin Harty, hung out and chatted with old friend Mike Pegram, whose
Real Quiet won the 1998 Kentucky Derby.
What passed for a big throng of well-wishers and reporters, no
more than a couple dozen, dropped by Thursday to find Harty
exceedingly low-key and serene.
Real Quiet raced for Bob Baffert, one of the most famous trainers
in the country. Harty, 45, worked as Baffert's top assistant in the
late 1990s and also helped with the development of 1997 Derby winner
Silver Charm.
This year, Baffert ...