Bobby Frankel
Bobby Frankel
Robert Julian Frankelwas an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called "one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing." He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995, and was a five-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer. Often referred to as "Bobby" by others, he preferred and always used "Robert." Frankel set the single-season world record for most Grade/Group I victories in 2003...
bailey came exactly great handicap holes horses impressed knew race rode
What's great about Bailey is he rode like he was still 25. He wasn't scared. I was impressed the way he'd go through holes with no fear. And he came into the paddock before the race well prepared. He knew exactly what was going on -- he'd handicap the horses and the jockeys.
easy race
It was an easy race for him, because he made an easy lead.
best empire horse maker seeing within
Empire Maker is the best horse I have ever trained. We weren't within 10 lengths of seeing this horse's best race.
beat special tries wants
The thing that makes him so special is he tries so hard. He's so competitive. He wants to outrun you; he wants to beat you.
eight horse mistakes races row win
To win eight races in a row you have to be a horse that doesn't make mistakes and he doesn't make any,
cup rains worry
That way, if it rains for the Breeders Cup at least we won't have to worry about it.
stop
I was experimenting, but nothing worked. I just had to stop on him.
convinced mile
I'm still not convinced he can get a mile and a quarter.
bigger looked mile quarter ran stronger
He's a bigger horse, a stronger horse. It looked like he could get a mile and a quarter the way he ran today.
great horses running
He's a big asset. Horses are running great for him. I don't know if it's Patrick or the horse, but I'm not going to experiment.
easy hard smart talk
But it's hard not to talk about this horse. She's very smart and she did it easy today.
cigar might run
I was going to run him in the Cigar Mile, but he's doing so well I might run him in the Sport Page,
derby last lucky piece ruins rush year
Last year was a rush job. That's how the Derby ruins you. We're lucky we got out of that in one piece with this horse.
alex behind leaving played sat waited
She slipped a little behind leaving the gate, but Alex played it cool. He sat still and waited to move.