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 case close developing gather happened horse moved nice pick rail room saw stretch sure
I saw the other horse close to the rail so I moved out a little to give myself some room in case anything happened and, sure enough, it did. But I was going to gather him in anyway, I felt. I knuckled him and he started to pick it up on his own and when I asked him in the stretch he went on real well. He's developing into a real nice horse.
anybody broke run sent stretch
That was real hard, huh. He broke well and we sent him away from there because we didn't want anybody hounding him. I let him run a little down the stretch because I wanted him to get something out of it.
broke people race run sent stretch trouble
He broke well and we sent him because we didn't want to get into any trouble. I let him run a little down the stretch because I wanted him to get something out of it. People were hooting and hollering in the paddock before the race but it didn't faze him. All he does is keep making me look good.
animal beat couple few guys handled horse horses met taken tracks
This horse has handled so many tracks (seven to date), that I didn't see the track being a big factor, ... There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half-mile. He's and exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him. A couple of guys have said that he hasn't met the best, but we've taken on all comers and he's handled them pretty nicely.
came dirt finally hated himself huge rode time took
The first time I rode him, he pretty much did everything wrong. He hated getting dirt in his face; he took himself completely out of it. I finally got him out in the stretch, and he came with this huge run.