21 Quotes by Chris McCarron

One real misconception, that I realized shortly after I moved out here, was that this was a vacation for the riders,

One of the things I'm most pleased about is that, so far, everyone we asked to come on the board accepted--it's a who's who of racing,

Because of the atmosphere it being a real brief meet, the attendance being the best that we see all year long the adrenaline is pumping in the riders, trainers and horses much more so than at the other meets,

Getting him to be faster than the rest of the horses was a real challenge because the horses all want to win. We have to select a horse that's going to win. In this case, he's got to be bay, he's got to be plain-looking, he's got to be small.

The purses are so great, everybody's riding like there's no tomorrow. But I think that makes for great racing. I think the fans get to see the riders at their best.

When Horse Power approached me about joining their team I jumped at the offer because they are doing with new horse owners what I am doing with new riders?educating and guiding them through the intricacies of the most exhilarating and exciting business in the world. A lot can go wrong for the novice rider and novice owner. I believe a proper education and the right advisors can make the entire experience more positive.

I was laying in the hospital with a couple of broken legs and a broken arm wondering, if this injury was one that would end my career, what would I want to do after I was done riding? I determined it would be either train horses or train jockeys.

I think it's a golden opportunity for someone who wants to become a race rider to capitalize on by getting an education from a group of people who have been there, done it a long time and are not trying to pull the wool over their eyes so to speak.

It boggles the mind when you consider the expense of raising these horses, ... from breeding them, up to the time they are born, all the way until they reach a starting gate. And then, many times, we entrust that investment to someone who is unqualified.