Jerry Bailey Quotations

She's taken everything that's been thrown at her,

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 was pretty confident all the way around.

If this is my last Breeders' Cup, it's a great way to go out.

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.

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 hate to see Javier come off, but it created a perfect scenario for me.

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.

I don't think you can expect those explosions you get in shorter races. It's more of a long, grueling type of racing.

If it is my last one, it's a great way to go out.

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

He has shown a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff.

We're only able to look at getting food to the accessible pockets,

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

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 want to walk away in one piece.

We've been extremely patient. We've done everything we can to accommodate them. Sooner or later, the lawsuit becomes necessary.

When he broke, he broke out sharply and stayed there for 20 or 30 yards, so instead of saving ground for the first few jumps, I was loosing ground. I was trying to keep him off the leader as long as I could to leave him with a target.

This new seat will be far less dangerous than my old one.

Everyone was trying to figure out what Disco's Sun was doing, and it put me in the catbird seat.

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,

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.

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.

You're either a hero or a goat. I guess I'll go eat hay tonight.

This is as easy as you can win,

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.

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,

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.

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.

It's your responsibility to know for a fact that those songs are public domain.

It's wonderful to do these kinds of races.

It won't be easy, ... but I think on his game Saint Liam is better than the rest.

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 knew I had that horse, ... Flower Alley is a good horse, you can't dismiss him. But I really felt confident.

I'll ride through Thanksgiving and think about it.

I hope more people bet to place than to win.

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.

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

I didn't think I had a chance to hit the board.

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.

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 broke to the right and continued that way for three or four jumps until I could reel him in.

You can only hope to get a good spot and wait for a hole to open. I guess today it came a bit too late.

The funny thing is, he went out, so I was losing more ground the first 50 or 60 yards. But once I got him going, he settled down. He was pretty relaxed.

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