Bayern [Offlee Wild – Alittlebitearly] won the 2014 Breeders Cup Classic defeating Toast of New York, California Chrome, and Shared Belief. Trained by Bob Baffert and owned by Kaleen Shah, Bayern won more than $4.4 million, with wins in the Haskell, Woody Stephens, and Pennsylvania Derby. He was bred by Helen Alexander. He descends from the famous family of Courtly Dee and has an Old Friends connection – his great grandsire was Gulch.