Thoroughbred Profile: Bayern

Bred in Kentucky by Helen Alexander and owned by Kaleem Shah Inc., Bayern is a graded stakes winner with quite the impressive pedigree. Debuting as a 3-year-old in January of 2014, he showed much potential and quickly moved into graded stakes races with the big boys. Just three weeks following a disqualification in the Derby Trial Stakes, the bay colt gave the Preakness Stakes a shot, but ran into some trouble immediately leaving the gate when Ria Antonia jumped in front of him; derailing what many believed would have been a great run. As for his running style, the leggy colt is a front runner that will fight to set the pace — a trait that backfired on him in the Travers Stakes. Though his past performances suggest he is more of a sprinter, Bayern lead a wire to wire victory in this year’s Haskell Invitational, leaving spectators at Monmouth Park speechless.

Bayern (KY)
May 3, 2011
(OffleeWild x Alittlebitearly, by Thunder Gulch)

Career Starts: 15-6-1-3

Breeder: Helen Alexander

Recent Starts:
Breeders’ Cup Classic G1 [1¼] – 1st by a nose – Final time 1:59.88 (Toast of New York-2nd, California Chrome-3rd)
Penn Derby G2 [1 1/8] – 1st by 5¾ lengths – Final Time 1:46.96 (Tapiture-2nd, Candy Boy-3rd)
Travers Stakes G1 [1¼] – 10th Place (V.E. Day-1st, Wicked Strong-2nd, Tonalist-3rd)
Haskell Invit. G1 [1 1/8] – 1st by 7¼ lengths – Final Time 1:47.82 (Albano-2nd, Wildcat Red-3rd)
Woody Steph. G2 [7F] – 1st by 7½ lengths – Final Time 1:20.75 (Top Fortitude-2nd, Social Inclusion-3rd)
Preakness G1 [1 3/16] -9th Place (California Chrome-1st, Ride on Curlin- 2nd, Social Inclusion-3rd)
Derby Trial G3 [1 mile]-2nd Place (Embellishing Bob-1st, Myositis Dan-3rd)
Arkansas Derby G1 [1 1/8] – 3rd Place (Danza-1st, Ride on Curlin-2nd))
SA Alw-NW1$X-58K [1 mile] – 1st by 15 lengths – Final Time: 1:35.77 (Tap It Rich-2nd, Brother Soldier-3rd)
SA MSW-56K [7F] – 1st Place – by 3¼ lengths – Final Time: 1:22.24