Bob Baffert returns to Kentucky Derby after 3-year suspension: ‘I just want to move forward.’

LOUISVILLE,Ky.—BobBaffertisafanofthefilm“NoCountryforOldMen.”“Oh,it’sagreatmovie,’’thefamedtrainertellsTheAthletic.“Yougottawatchit.’’Themoviecomesup,asthingsoftendowithBaffert,ashewindshiswaythroughathoughtprocess.Baffertisn’tarambler,buthe’saweaver,oftenzigzagginghiswaythroughastorytomakeapoint.Inthiscase,heissearchingforawaytoexplainhowhefeelsabouttheendofhisthree-yearsuspensionandreturntotheKentuckyDerby. Heistryingtoconveythathe’shappyit’soverandmore,thathe’snotterriblyinterestedinrehashingwhathappened,whyithappenedandhowitallwentdown.Hehas,however,renderedhisownattemptsatexplanationinadequate,turninginsteadtotheCoenbrothersforassistance.“There’salinein‘NoCountryforOldMen,’”Baffertsays.“Anoldguygetsshot,acowboylikeme.’’ Inthemovie,Ellis,aretiredsheriff’sdeputy,isinawheelchairafterbeingshotinthelineofduty.ButthelineBaffertstealsisdeliveredafterEl