Russell Baze
Russell Baze
Russell Avery Bazeis a retired horse racing jockey. He holds the record for the most race wins in North American horse racing history, and is a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth7 August 1958
bit chance eighth flattened good horse last mile move needed ran run running rush stop strong
When he first started to make his move I thought we still had a chance to run that horse down. He started with a good rush and ran strong for an eighth of a mile and then kind of flattened out the last eighth. At that point, he's usually running by all of them. He ran by all of them but the last one today. We needed that other horse to stop a little bit and he never did.
animal beat few finish horses quarter runs second
There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half-mile. He runs the second quarter as fast, if not faster, than the first quarter and he can finish from there. He's an exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him.
almost animal beat fast few finish horses quarter runs second
There are very few horses that can go with this horse for the first half- mile. He runs the second quarter almost as fast as the first quarter, and he can finish from there. He's an exceptional animal, and it is really going to take an exceptional animal to beat him. Getting on a horse like this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
horse needed stop
We needed the other horse to stop a little bit, and he never did.
home horses known loose shook turned
We turned for home and he kind of shook loose of those horses and pricked his ears, like he's known to do,
bet hit money wire
When we hit the wire I wouldn't have bet money that we got there.
bet hit lane money reached shot top walked
Boy, he made that exciting. He just walked out of the gate. At the half-mile pole, I reached back and hit him to get his attention. I thought I had a shot at the top of the lane because he was moving, but when we hit the wire, I wouldn't have bet money that we got there. That was tight.
dozen eighth gave good inside later shook stick
I shook the stick at him and boy, he gave me a good little punch. About a dozen lengths later he just quit. Just inside the eighth pole, I had nothing left.
bothers cooler crowd horse rattle
I've never been on a horse cooler than this horse, ... Nothing bothers him. The crowd was hooting and hollering and it didn't rattle him at all.
air plenty sure tried work
I tried to make him work a little more the whole way to make sure there was plenty of air in him.
along everybody great horses knows lost rock
It's like being a roadie for a rock star. Everybody knows Lost in the Fog. These kind of horses come along very seldomly. Its great being part of this team.
goofing halfway knew lead ran
Once I got halfway through the hole, I knew I could make it and then he just ran away from that horse. But he started goofing around because he's not used to making the lead so early.