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...
good learned test
The only thing you learned is that he's a good horse. It was a good test and we got a lot out of it.
bob horse kindness lewis man saddle statues word
Those statues are once-in-a-lifetime guys. He was a once-in-a-lifetime guy. He showed kindness and he was a man of his word and a man of his honor. Someday, I'd like to saddle a horse and see a statue of Bob Lewis in the garden.
bringing gratifying
This was the most gratifying Haskell I've won. With those other two it was like bringing an Uzi to a picnic.
good knew
We knew she was that good when we first started her, but she had some setbacks.
good perfect track
This track was perfect for him. He's a good horse.
everybody happens horse horses racing unexpected
It's part of horse racing you never really get used to, ... These horses are like our children, so when something happens like that it's pretty devastating for everybody involved. When it's unexpected like that, it makes it worse.
excited time until
You try to get excited, but it's not healthy. You can't get excited until you get to this time of year.
best horses year
The best horses this year are in California.
good legitimate major win
It makes you feel good when you win those major preps. It makes you feel like you have a legitimate chance. It's just that I've been getting better horses. I'm in a good place, and I have good 3-year-olds.
couple eventually good hand playing
It's like playing poker. Eventually your hand will come. You have to be lucky, but you still have to have a good horse. I have a couple of good ones.
chips works
It's just the way the chips fall. We try to get here every year. Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield. That's the way it works in this business.
awhile needed took
It took awhile for him to come around. He needed to get his confidence.
beat bob both boxed break credible determined either john missed point ran sure tired winner
They both ran credible races. They were right there. Bob and John missed the break and got tired and Point Determined was boxed in the whole way. I'm not so sure either was going to beat the winner that day.
derby good horses lucky picture trainer year
It's important to every trainer to be in the Derby and I've been lucky enough to have some good horses in it. We are in the picture this year but we've got a long way to go.