Jerry Bailey Quotes (30 Quotes)

Breaking from the No. 12 post, Bailey quickly got his horse in a good spot, fourth or fifth, albeit a little farther behind pace-setting Sun King than Saint Liam's backers were used to seeing. 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.

I'll ride through Thanksgiving and think about it.

I was concerned with him lugging in there and 'would he rate' He struggled a bit with the track, but it didn't surprise me. He is a big, heavy horse. He came home a little slow, but they went pretty fast in the earlier part.

I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn offthinking of the future mile-and-a-halfand he turned off fine,

You can only hope to get a good spot and wait for a hole to pen up. I guess today it came a bit too late. I guess you could say I went out with a bang, because Silver Tree kicked me in the paddock. If I weren't in so much pain going into the gate, I probably would have broken down. The crowd was beautiful. I just hope more of them bet to place than to win.

I was skeptical heading into the Alabama because of the distance and the competition then she handled with ease. She's pretty easy to ride. She doesn't drop out the back and she could've been a little closer in the Alabama had I wanted, but I thought the pace being what it was that I would just tuck in. She presents no problem for a rider.

I'm not really surprised. If you had asked me a month ago, I would have said I didn't have those expectations, but it all worked out and as people lined up on the horse, he looked like he could potentially be a sale topper. You don't know before you come to the sale what's going to happen, but he's been as good as we've had all year. It was a lack of nothing wrong. He just did everything right. There were no problems.

I never really thought I was anything more special than anyone else out here. I can't believe how lucky I've been. Hell, I never expected to get out of New Mexico.

He was the most genuine, charismatic horse I've been on in my life.

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.

I hate to see Castellano come off but it created a perfect scenario for me, ... There was more speed and it put me in a great spot.

Hes been one of the best ideas the education department has had in a long time. Hes very bright.

Commentator, ridden by Gary Stevens, was another 12 1 2 lengths back, with Show Boot and Crafty Player bringing up the rear, another 47 1 2 lengths behind. I dont think he needed the rabbits, ... You just dont want to gut him chasing a horse today with 4 million on the line six weeks from now.

There's a lot of areas we haven't been able to get access to but from what we've heard it's a pretty grim picture.

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.

He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive.

He shook loose at the top of the stretch, but that was the second time he lugged in. But he's young, and we hope it's just a learning process. He has shown he has a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff. But he is very unique, and part of the reason is because he has a whole lot of ones (victories).

He's the best 2-year-old I've ever been on. You dream about a horse like this coming along.

I still enjoy competing in the biggest races on the best horses on the biggest days. But to get to those days, there are a lot of routine days, and I just didn't feel the passion I should have felt.

I've always thought that one horse wouldn't make up my mind one way or the other,

If I had to pinpoint a race for me, it would be the Dubai World Cup with Cigar. Not only was it a victory for me, but I was representing the United States. It was as close to being an Olympian as I could probably ever be.

The level of productivity and creating material has been phenomenal. Its just an example of the commitment to partner with different people to educate different kids.

You're either a hero or a goat. I guess I'll go eat hay tonight. I think Silver Tree was probably the best horse. But going into a turf race with a lot of speed, I knew it would probably set up that way. It didn't open up in time for me. I played the hand that was dealt me. It just wasn't enough.

I didn't get into this game because I loved horses. But when I found Cigar I came to love horses. He was so genuine, so charismatic.

I hate to see Javier come off, but it created a perfect scenario for me. There was more speed, more of a 'rabbit', and it put me in a great spot. Everyone was trying to figure out what he (Disco's Son) was doing, and it put me in the catbird seat. Even though I was losing ground, I was in a great spot.

I want to walk away in one piece.

It's wonderful to do these kinds of races.

The addition of SIP support is going to change the whole way we communicate. Business will be presence-based, wherever you are.

I think he is adaptable to about anything. It depends if they want to run him (in the Breeders Cup Turf G1), but he did relax today. The course is very firm, but dont take too much away from this horse. He is a very good horse.

I hope more people bet to place than to win.