John Velazquez
John Velazquez
John R. Velazquezis a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Admitted to the Horse Racing Hall of fame in 2012, as of 2014, he is the all-time leading money-earning jockey in North America...
came earlier horse inherited lead
We inherited the lead a little earlier than I would have liked. When the other horse came at him, he responded right away. Tonight, he was impressive.
behind horses moved race sit
The race set up just the way I wanted. I was able to sit behind horses the way I wanted, and then at the half-mile pole, I moved on her, and it was all her from there.
asked bit good winner
We had a good position. I was where I wanted to be, then I asked him and he responded. The winner was just a little bit better today.
asked
When I asked him, he was there for me.
happy
I was happy with where I was. He was going very comfortably.
asked rated
I was in a comfortable position. He rated perfectly. He has done everything we have asked him to do so far.
asked bit gave good horse mine perfect tiny
I thought I had a perfect trip. When I asked him, he responded and gave me good run. His horse was just a tiny bit better than mine today.
asked
I was where I wanted to be. When I asked him, he responded.
close closer felt knew next roman ruler time tried
Going down the backside, when I didn't see Roman Ruler close to me, I felt it was time to get a little closer to Bellamy Road. I knew if he tried to get away I would be right next to him.
delayed feathers run three
We must have run over two or three geese. One of their feathers was in my foot. It was a delayed reaction. After she went through them, then she got scared.
aggressive himself horse moved
He was well behaved, he moved really well and warms up really well. He's not a real aggressive horse or anything like that, he's very to himself and didn't give me any indications that he'd be different today.
aggressive collection gets guys hurt money needs raise severe somebody sort together trying whenever
Whenever somebody gets hurt, we try to get some guys together and get a collection to get some sort of money to the person who needs it. But this one is a pretty severe tragedy, so we are trying to do something a little more aggressive to raise a little more money for him.
bounce good hope running
He's running good and doing well. I hope he'll bounce back.
broke good worried
I didn't think she was ever going to get into the gate, but once I got off of her, she went right in. After that, all I was worried about was getting a good position. She broke fine, and when I got her in position, everything went great.