Jerry Bailey
Jerry Bailey
Jerry D. Baileyis an NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American Hall of Fame jockey...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth29 August 1957
CityDallas, TX
dismiss fact horse post took worse
You shouldn't dismiss the fact that the post this horse had breaking. He took the worse of it today, and still was very authoritative in winning.
horse mind
I've always thought that one horse wouldn't make up my mind one way or the other,
horse
He was the most genuine, charismatic horse I've been on in my life.
confident felt front horses knew moment strong turned
I really felt confident the moment I turned up the (backstretch). I knew I had the horses in front of me; I felt pretty strongly. I know Borrego comes with a strong run, but I was actually pretty confident all around.
determine horse immensely sit
He's immensely talented, but I haven't even thought about that, ... I'm not going to let one horse here or there determine that. I'm just going to get through the Breeders' Cup, and in November, I'll sit down and think about it.
chasing gut horse line million needed six today weeks
I don't think he needed the rabbits. You just don't want to gut him chasing a horse today with $4 million on the line six weeks from now.
announcing beyond emotion emotions enriched great horse jockey life racing retirement wildest
It is with great emotion that I am announcing my retirement as a jockey in the sport of horse racing. Thoroughbred racing has enriched my life beyond my wildest dreams.
adaptable certainly future hold needed thinking took turn turned
I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn off, thinking of the future and a mile-and-a-half. He turned off fine. He was certainly there for everything he needed through the stretch. I think he is adaptable to about anything.
cuts improvement room shown
He has shown a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff.
ride thanksgiving
I'll ride through Thanksgiving and think about it.
champion crown good ready seems
He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive.
kinds wonderful
It's wonderful to do these kinds of races.
created hate perfect scenario
I hate to see Javier come off, but it created a perfect scenario for me.
blocked early feeling needed nowhere spot
I didn't get to a spot as early as I needed to. I got blocked and had nowhere to go. I had a feeling it was going to be too little too late.