Russell Baze
Russell Baze
Russell Avery Bazeis a retired horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth7 August 1958
asked eighth picking pole start struggled time track
He struggled with the track a little bit, he's still a little green, and his first start was a long time ago. About the eighth pole I'd asked him, and he wasn't picking up ground. I asked him harder, and he got up.
game given proud second start struggled struggling time track
He struggled with the track a bit. It was a pretty game effort. He's still a little green. It was only his second start and that first one was a long time ago. I'm pretty proud of him because he was struggling with the track and he could have given up, but he didn't.
bet hit money wire
When we hit the wire I wouldn't have bet money that we got there.
animal beat few finish horses quarter runs second
There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half-mile. He runs the second quarter as fast, if not faster, than the first quarter and he can finish from there. He's an exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him.
almost animal beat fast few finish horses quarter runs second
There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half- mile. He runs the second quarter almost as fast as the first quarter, and he can finish from there. He's an exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him. Getting on a horse like this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
past quarter
Past the quarter pole, he surged, got up in the lead,
good news three
Give me some good news Doc, I've only got three weeks,
front hoping horses lead pace walked
I was hoping there would be a little more pace in there. Instead, they kind of walked around on the lead in front of us and those horses just didn't get tired.
good hoping horse race ran speed
I was hoping that there would be a little more speed in there. My horse ran his race, but he just wasn't good enough today.
finished fractions run seem
It didn't seem like we were going too fast. He'd run fractions like that before and finished well for me.
horse needed stop
We needed the other horse to stop a little bit, and he never did.
eighth inside
Just inside the eighth pole, he had nothing.
coming fun horse year
I think this horse will only get better with more distance. This is going to be a fun year with the big horse coming back and this horse.
awhile clean fence hole momentum nice outcome second steady took trip
I think there'd have been a different outcome if I'd had a clean trip on the second turn. I was going for a hole on the fence and it closed. I had to steady her pretty hard. She's a big, long-striding filly, and it took her awhile to get her momentum back. I think she's going to be a nice filly.