A biography for Bob Bafferthasn’t been written yet.
“It was the most incredible feeling you can have winning the Kentucky Derby. You're not really mentally prepared for it. It's the greatest race in America, with 150,000 people, Churchill Downs, the Twin Spires, it's just magical.”
“I think we should go back to the old style of the draw at the Derby.”
“I've been blessed and lucky or whatever you want to call it.”
“I might get to the barn later, but I stay longer, and that's what counts.”
“Medina Spirit is a deserved champion and I will continue to fight for him.”
“The easy part is training a horse; the hard part is finding a good one.”
“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.”
“I just had too much fun in college. I did well enough to get by, but not enough to get into grad school.”
“You've got to move forward. You can't feel sorry for yourself.”
“These horses don't live in a bubble. They're in an open farm. People are touching them.”
“Following the Santa Anita Derby, Medina Spirit developed dermatitis on his hind end.”
“I like Habibti in the Juvenile Fillies.”
“The emphasis in thoroughbreds is managing the horses as much as it is training them.”
“I want to have a positive influence on the sport of horse racing.”
“Before I knew I was going to the Derby, I had my shrink on call. It's a special, special moment.”
“It's not the same when you don't have people watching and cheering you on. That's what makes the Derby so great.”
“I want to protect my legacy. I've trained great horses.”
“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.”
“When I got a call to see if I wanted a Derby horse, I said, 'Damn!'”