There's so much jealousy in our business. They don't like anything new or different. They don't like change.Collection: Jealousy
Nobody's got a sense of humor anymore.Collection: Humor
We live and work in a fishbowl, with rumors and accusations flowing constantly.
It's horse racing. If you can't beat him one way, try to win another way.
You know, there's problems in racing, but it's not Bob Baffert.
I want to have a positive influence on the sport of horse racing.
The Apollo curse is something I don't even think about.
Wayne Lukas was the bar. Wayne impacted Quarter Horse racing and thoroughbred racing like no other.
You can't use your hot pitcher three nights in a row. You've got to let your stars freshen up and back off them.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist.
Because of the new regulations the regulators have put, they're testing these horses at contaminated levels and it's been a horrible experience.
I never thought I'd have to be fighting for my reputation and the poor horse's reputation.
These horses don't live in a bubble. They're in an open farm. People are touching them.
I want to protect my legacy. I've trained great horses.
I think we should go back to the old style of the draw at the Derby.
Well Belmont is the kind of track where we've had a lot of success, as have a lot of people in California, where you can ship in there, in a few days run the horses, the horses will run great and there's few tracks where you can do that.
I like Habibti in the Juvenile Fillies.
The exciting part about the Breeders' Cup is to be in the position where you have a chance to win.
The testing levels have become ridiculous. All they show is contamination, and they have really put the trainers' heads on the chopping blocks. It hurts racing.
Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our equine and human athletes, and nothing impacts their health and safety more than the policies and procedures concerning drugs.
To me, it gets harder because it's expected of you. We expect Bill Belichick to win the Super Bowl every year - and expect Bob Baffert to win. It's difficult.
Following the Santa Anita Derby, Medina Spirit developed dermatitis on his hind end.
Medina Spirit earned his Kentucky Derby win and my pharmacologists have told me that 21 picograms of betamethasone would have had no effect on the outcome of the race.
Medina Spirit is a deserved champion and I will continue to fight for him.
I got the biggest gut-punch in racing, for something I didn't do.
I'm worried about our sport. Our sport, we've taken a lot of hits as a sport.
I know I'm the most scrutinized trainer and have millions of eyes on me. But you know what? I don't have a problem with that.
The last thing I want to do is do something that would jeopardize the greatest two minutes in sports.
Horses have been my life and I owe everything to them and the tremendous sport in which I have been so fortunate to be involved.
Bob Baffert is not stupid.
Breeders' Cup is your last chance to make serious money, and it's for championships, which impacts how much these horses earn to breed. Ton of money on the line.
You've got to move forward. You can't feel sorry for yourself.
It's all about winning. I'm like a coach in the NFL. You better win.
I really don't like thoroughbreds, but I was getting bored with quarter horses.
The quarter horse game is more laid back. I think those guys are more friendly.
You don't ease off until your horses are saddled and on the track. Until then, I'm like a snapping turtle. I snap at almost everybody with impatience.
The emphasis in thoroughbreds is managing the horses as much as it is training them.
One thing about racing, a lot of times you'll get upset with someone, yet we live in confinement here. It's almost like we live in a prison and you have to try and get along. Forgive and forget.
I'm a pretty softie kind of guy.
Most trainers here, they ride whoever's hot. If they get cold, boom, they get rid of him. But for some reason, I stick with a jockey the longest and when you do have the separation it's a story.
There is a lot of pressure and you're trying to find the right jockey. These guys ride all year long and they can't stay up all the time. They stay up, then they go down. But me, I ride it out.
My parents were always with me when I went through all the Triple Crowns.
American Pharoah handles people. He's been surrounded by hundreds of people. And when he runs, he always looks like he's having fun.
I love Usain Bolt. When he's in there, I can't wait to watch him. Because you know he's going to put on a show.
I like music, but I wasn't really good at music.
I never learned from a real trainer so it was trial and error. Mostly error.
All of a sudden, I started winning races. I was the king of Arizona.
You want them to have fun. If I don't like the way a horse looks, if he has his ears pinned back, I'll send him to the farm, let him go be a horse for a while.
I can get mad and snap at people. If a horse loses, I'm moody.
I always worry about the horses I haven't beaten yet.