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
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.
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.
bobby forward horse horses picked relaxed run slow soon speed surprised wants
I was surprised I was able to go so slow the first quarter. Bobby (Gonzalez) was getting after his horse to show some speed but his horse wouldn't go. My horse relaxed so nice. When they started to run at him, he picked it up on his own. As soon as horses come to him, he leans forward and wants to go.
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.
bit chance eighth flattened good horse last mile move needed ran run running rush stop strong
When he first started to make his move I thought we still had a chance to run that horse down. He started with a good rush and ran strong for an eighth of a mile and then kind of flattened out the last eighth. At that point, he's usually running by all of them. He ran by all of them but the last one today. We needed that other horse to stop a little bit and he never did.
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.
home horses known loose shook turned
We turned for home and he kind of shook loose of those horses and pricked his ears, like he's known to do,
dozen eighth gave good inside later shook stick
I shook the stick at him and boy, he gave me a good little punch. About a dozen lengths later he just quit. Just inside the eighth pole, I had nothing left.
bothers cooler crowd horse rattle
I've never been on a horse cooler than this horse, ... Nothing bothers him. The crowd was hooting and hollering and it didn't rattle him at all.
bet hit lane money reached shot top walked
Boy, he made that exciting. He just walked out of the gate. At the half-mile pole, I reached back and hit him to get his attention. I thought I had a shot at the top of the lane because he was moving, but when we hit the wire, I wouldn't have bet money that we got there. That was tight.
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.
eighth inside
Just inside the eighth pole, he had nothing.