Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
Robert A. "Bob" Baffertis an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Baffert's horses have won four Kentucky Derbies, six Preakness Stakes, two Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks...
days leaving until win
One of these days I'm going to win that thing, and you're not going to see me again. But I'm not leaving until I win it.
bigger brought hot knew needs pace run santa
I brought him here because of his style. There is going to be a hot pace (in the Santa Anita Derby) and I knew he would run much better here. He needs a bigger track.
race riders running sitting track
She was sitting on a race like this. I was leery about running her on this track but all the riders said it was safe.
charm charming horse ideal running silver smart
Silver Charm had the ideal running style. You could put him on the lead, or take back. He was smart and intelligent, a push-button horse to ride.
runs sinister
Sinister Minister, you can't control. He just runs off. . . . He's a runaway train.
fast glad son
We're just glad he's a fast son of a gun.
ears hit shut
When he hit the wire, his ears went up and he wanted to shut down. He's still immature.
forward mar meets santa
There are two meets we look forward to - Del Mar and Santa Anita.
blow class gone gut hold horse shows won
I thought the other horse was going to blow by. To hold on like he did shows his quality. This was a gut check. Class always prevails. If he could have gone slower, he probably could have won by more.
couple historic later looked silver six teenagers walk walking
We never thought in 1991 that six years later we'd be making that historic walk with Silver Charm. We looked like a couple of teenagers walking through there.
goes speed vacation
Just goes to show you that there is so much speed in California, it's like a vacation when you get away from there.
asked bailey bring game jerry mile ran
Jerry Bailey said he didn't bring his 'A' game to the Travers, ... I asked him if he still thought he could get a mile and a quarter, and he said he could if he ran like he did in the Haskell.
worst
For some reason, this is the worst one I've ever felt,
cream needs rises running start
He needs distance. When they start running a mile-and-an-eighth, that's when the cream rises to the top.