194 Quotes by Bob Baffert

I'm really excited about him, ... His Dwyer was fantastic off of a layoff.

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.

If she's doing great it could be that race. We'll let her tell us.

In order to win the Santa Anita Derby, we would have really had to pressed Brother Derek hard. Brother Derek is a very nice horse. I think it was a good race for Point Determined. He could have been a little closer, but he finally kicked in at the end. He got beat 3 1/2 lengths by the best three-year-old, and it gives you something to work with. He finished real strong, and he's not one-dimensional, which would give him a little advantage if there is a real heavy pace in the Derby .

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.

If you want to go to the Derby, you've got to run against good horses and find out if you belong.

I just hope it doesn't rain too much. She's much better going two turns but this is a grade I and you've got to get the black type if you can.

But I'm still pretty confident in my horses.

He's fast. It's going to take him a couple races to come around.