Jerry Bailey
Jerry Bailey
Jerry D. Baileyis an NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American Hall of Fame jockey...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth29 August 1957
CityDallas, TX
confident felt front horses knew moment strong turned
I really felt confident the moment I turned up the (backstretch). I knew I had the horses in front of me; I felt pretty strongly. I know Borrego comes with a strong run, but I was actually pretty confident all around.
best coming dream horse
He's the best 2-year-old I've ever been on. You dream about a horse like this coming along.
chance hit
I didn't think I had a chance to hit the board.
broke few ground instead leader leave saving stayed trying
When he broke, he broke out sharply and stayed there for 20 or 30 yards, so instead of saving ground for the first few jumps, I was loosing ground. I was trying to keep him off the leader as long as I could to leave him with a target.
great last
If it is my last one, it's a great way to go out.
horse
He was the most genuine, charismatic horse I've been on in my life.
bit came concerned earlier fast heavy home struggled surprise
I was concerned with him lugging in there and 'would he rate'? He struggled a bit with the track, but it didn't surprise me. He is a big, heavy horse. He came home a little slow, but they went pretty fast in the earlier part.
walk
I want to walk away in one piece.
champion crown good ready seems
He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive.
cuts hope learning loose reason room second shook shown time top
He shook loose at the top of the stretch, but that was the second time he lugged in. But he's young, and we hope it's just a learning process. He has shown he has a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff. But he is very unique, and part of the reason is because he has a whole lot of ones (victories).
best department education ideas
He?s been one of the best ideas the education department has had in a long time. He?s very bright.
cuts improvement room shown
He has shown a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff.
expect explosions grueling type
I don't think you can expect those explosions you get in shorter races. It's more of a long, grueling type of racing.
becomes extremely lawsuit sooner
We've been extremely patient. We've done everything we can to accommodate them. Sooner or later, the lawsuit becomes necessary.