Bob and John

{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Bob and John

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| sire = Seeking The Gold

| grandsire = Mr. Prospector

| dam = Minister's Melody

| damsire = Deputy Minister

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 2003

| death_date = {{death date|2018|12|10}}

| country = United States

| colour = Bay

| breeder = Stonerside Stable

| owner = Stonerside Stable

| trainer = Bob Baffert

| record = 14: 5-3-3

| earnings = US$996,330

| race = Sham Stakes (2006)
Wood Memorial Stakes (2006)
Lone Star Park Handicap (2007)

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Bob and John (foaled May 17, 2003, in Kentucky; died December 10, 2018, on Jeju Island, South Korea[https://www.paulickreport.com/news/bloodstock/bob-and-john-dies-of-laminitis-in-korea-at-age-15/ Bob And John Dies Of Laminitis In Korea At Age 15]: Paulick Report. Retrieved December 22, 2018.) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. He was the son of Seeking The Gold out of the mare Minister's Melody. His sire is a son of Mr. Prospector and his dam is from Deputy Minister. Bob and John was bred and raced by Stonerside Stable. He was trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Garrett Gomez.

As a three-year-old, Bob and John was a top contender for the Kentucky Derby after winning the Sham and Wood Memorial Stakes, beating Jazil in the latter. He finished seventeenth in the Derby and eighth in the Belmont Stakes. Raced at age four in 2007, his best result was a win in the Grade III Lone Star Park Handicap.

Bob and John was retired from racing in August 2007 to stand at Pin Oak Stud near Versailles, Kentucky,{{cite web |url=http://ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=27347 |title=Grade 1 winner Bob and John retired - NTRA |website=ntra.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130212459/http://ntra.com/content.aspx?type=news&id=27347 |archive-date=30 January 2010 |url-status=dead}} but died on December 10, 2018, at Isidore Farm on the South Korean Jeju Island.