Quotes from Bob Baffert

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.

Nobody's got a sense of humor anymore.

In my barn, everyone gets a fair and equal shot.

Bob Baffert is not stupid.

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.

All of a sudden, I started winning races. I was the king of Arizona.

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.

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.

Black cats. They kill me every time. I can just feel it when I see one. The only thing that gets me is black cats.

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.

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'm not a conspiracy theorist.

I might get to the barn later, but I stay longer, and that's what counts.

The Apollo curse is something I don't even think about.

I just had too much fun in college. I did well enough to get by, but not enough to get into grad school.

I think we should go back to the old style of the draw at the Derby.

Following the Santa Anita Derby, Medina Spirit developed dermatitis on his hind end.

Before I knew I was going to the Derby, I had my shrink on call. It's a special, special moment.

It's one of those things that makes the Derby a great event, is when 150,000 people show up.

It's not the same when you don't have people watching and cheering you on. That's what makes the Derby so great.

You have to break clean. If you miss the break in the Derby, it's over.

Medina Spirit is a deserved champion and I will continue to fight for him.

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.