Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
Robert A. "Bob" Baffertis an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Baffert's horses have won four Kentucky Derbies, six Preakness Stakes, two Belmont Stakes and two Kentucky Oaks...
fast field happen
When you've got a 20-horse field and a fast pace, anything can happen out there.
forward mar meets santa
There are two meets we look forward to - Del Mar and Santa Anita.
horses mile running thrilled track
I feel better running here. I wasn't thrilled about the mile and a quarter, or about shipping. A lot of horses have been floundering on the track back there.
chips works
It's just the way the chips fall. We try to get here every year. Sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windshield. That's the way it works in this business.
cost jockey money
He is the only jockey that made me more money then he cost me.
bowl derby owner super wants
He wants to get to the Super Bowl quick, and he wants to get to the Derby quick. That's the kind of owner we need. Someone who wants to do it quick.
leaning might towards watching
After watching him today, I might be leaning towards the Sprint,
derby good horses lucky picture trainer year
It's important to every trainer to be in the Derby and I've been lucky enough to have some good horses in it. We are in the picture this year but we've got a long way to go.
derby enjoy forward horrible last looking run trail tremendous unless
I'm looking forward to being on the Derby Trail again. I enjoy myself when I'm on it and you have to enjoy yourself because there will be disappointments. If you are one-two-three in last preps, you've got a chance. If you run horrible in those races, unless you've got a tremendous excuse, you've got no excuse.
beverly bob determined helped horse horses kids lost neat point rest tough
This horse, and the rest of the horses, helped keep Bob going in his fight. For Beverly and Jeff, Point Determined has helped them get through a tough time. The kids lost a dad, Beverly lost a husband. It was a tough day when he died, so it was really neat when this horse won.
good run ship wide
He just cruised around there and didn't have to run very hard. It was a good experience. He had to ship up there. And he was wide the whole way.
last ran ride
I didn't do enough with her after her last race, because she ran so hard. I should have just let him ride Gomez-style. It's my fault.
burst good great hoping lined run step style tough
I'd like to run in the Travers. I was hoping he would step up today. He's got a great style now. He's got a great burst of speed. It was tough to get him here. But I think we've got a good thing lined up.
remember sound time vocal wrong
I remember one time I called him and I said, 'Bob, you sound good. He says, 'Well, unfortunately, there's nothing wrong with my vocal cords.