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Trey’s story is just unbelievable, everybody in the Derby put on a show but Trey’s story is just unbelievable. And I’m just happy he was able to participate and put on the show. Everyone did awesome. – Pete Alonso	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In all fairness, he probably ran as good a race as he has run (in the Derby), we all sometimes wish to work out a better trip, but it wasn’t meant to be and that’s horse racing. We were just looking for an opportunity to showcase his talent and his versatility, and I am very happy he got the job done for us. – Jimmy Bell	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
CDI has consistently advocated for strict medication regulations so that we can confidently ensure that horses are fit to race and the races are conducted fairly, mr. Baffert’s record of testing failures threatens public confidence in thoroughbred racing and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby. Given these repeated failures over the last year, including the increasingly extraordinary explanations, we firmly believe that asserting our rights to impose these measures is our duty and responsibility. – Bill Carstanjen	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We live in a new world now. These horses do n’t live in a bubble, they’re in an open farm. People are touching them. He went from Kentucky Derby to after the Derby everybody’s out there touching them. I mean there’s so many ways these horses can get contaminated and when they’re testing at these really ridiculously low levels … I’ve been saying Kentucky Derby for over a year now these are gon na get innocent people in trouble and this is what happened now. – Bob Baffert	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We did not cheat to win the Kentucky Derby, i want to protect my legacy. I’ve trained great horses. I’ve trained the best horses that have run through there. My record proves it. This is horrible what has happened. The horse never got that medication. It’s an injustice to the horse. He’s a great horse. He ran hard. He deserved to win that race and it kills me because these horses are like my children and for something to happen to him like that is horrible but we have to deal with it and hopefully it will get resolved. – Bob Baffert	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Failure to comply with the rules and medication protocols jeopardizes the safety of the horses and jockeys, the integrity of our sport and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby and all who participate, we will await the conclusion of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's investigation before taking further steps. – Churchill Downs	Found on CNN 2 years ago
As our small businesses work to lift our economy out of the pandemic, the tourism dollars the Derby will inject into the economy of Louisville, our largest city, and our state as a whole are vital towards getting Kentucky back on track. – Damon Thayer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid currently holds a valid racing license in the state of Kentucky. There have been no horse racing violations and nor are we aware of any other U.S. regulatory or governmental investigations, we are focused on the three-year-old thoroughbreds who have earned their way into this year’s Kentucky Derby and our responsibility is to the integrity of the race and the safety of those horses. – Churchill Downs	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There’s a lot of external pressure put on guys more here, but it’s good pressure, i tell everyone that ever started training horses and gotten to the point where they know what Kentucky Derby is to understand the enormity of Kentucky Derby how big a deal it is and how big Kentucky Derby is. – Eclipse Award-winner	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Everybody wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but I don’t think anyone deserves it more than Sheik Mohammed because he has put so much into the game and not just money. – Kiaran McLaughlin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
They've built up a fabulous breeding operation. They have the best sires going to the best mares. A lot of thought is put into each mating, the approach to do it is about the horse. If the horse got real good in Dubai or somewhere else, they would try to bring them to win the Derby. – Kiaran McLaughlin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. – Charlie Chaplin	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
For many fans around the country, the first Saturday in May has become a part of their family's yearly traditions, while we eagerly look forward to the 146th Kentucky Derby this year on the first Saturday in September, we will celebrate the annual excitement of our traditional date with our fans and community by offering ways for us to join together for a great cause. – Kevin Flanery	Found on CNN 3 years ago
It's definitely going to be tough logistically, for sure, luckily, I found out a couple of weeks ago that there was going to be a plane that goes from Eldora Dirt Derby to Watkins Glen with a couple of the spotters and whatnot. I assume I'm going to be the only driver doing both of them. – Chase Briscoe	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Eldora Dirt Derby's super exciting for me to go back to Eldora Dirt Derby and try to win two in a row, nobody's ever done that. – Chase Briscoe	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If it becomes a popular thing, maybe we can do some charity events, a home run derby, or a tournament or something like that, but really just for the kids, or even the grown-ups, to come out and play some ball. – Jason Kidd	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The Kentuky( sic) Derby decision was not a good one, it was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close ! – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There are a lot of good horses in here, unless we see something different on Derby Day, this is a nice evenly matched group of horses. I don't see someone really popping off the screen. – Bob Baffert	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The pressure of calling the Kentucky Derby and the whole atmosphere of Kentucky Derby, it doesn't go down with experience, it seems to stay the same every year leading up to the race, with the sweaty palms, trying to steady the binoculars as much as you can. – Larry Collmus	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The great thing about the' Big Three' stallions is that their quality transcends all different sectors to a degree, it doesn't matter if you are looking for a two-year-old, or a classic miler, or a horse to win the Derby or the Oaks. They are producing animals in every sector... and that's a huge part of the appeal. – Jimmy George	Found on CNN 5 years ago
What I've been dealing with since July the 10th, the downhill slope that Schumer's put us on is really dealing with a demolition derby, they just about destroyed a good person to be on Supreme Court. – Hart Senate	Found on CNN 5 years ago
In the end, what 20,000 fans inside London's O2 Arena witnessed was me giving 100 percent effort but performing way below world level, for my fans, it must have been like going to support their favorite thoroughbred racehorse at the Grand National, only to see their stallion stumble out the gates like a sedated mule at the Donkey Derby. – Londoner Haye	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It’s not the Kentucky Derby. No huge brims. Nothing too high. – Myka Meier	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I was just in awe of the performance, that's the best Kentucky Derby-winning performance that I brought up here. – Bob Baffert	Found on CNN 5 years ago

Trey’s story is just unbelievable, everybody in the Derby put on a show but Trey’s story is just unbelievable. And I’m just happy he was able to participate and put on the show. Everyone did awesome.

– Pete Alonso

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In all fairness, he probably ran as good a race as he has run (in the Derby), we all sometimes wish to work out a better trip, but it wasn’t meant to be and that’s horse racing. We were just looking for an opportunity to showcase his talent and his versatility, and I am very happy he got the job done for us.

– Jimmy Bell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

CDI has consistently advocated for strict medication regulations so that we can confidently ensure that horses are fit to race and the races are conducted fairly, mr. Baffert’s record of testing failures threatens public confidence in thoroughbred racing and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby. Given these repeated failures over the last year, including the increasingly extraordinary explanations, we firmly believe that asserting our rights to impose these measures is our duty and responsibility.

– Bill Carstanjen

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We live in a new world now. These horses do n’t live in a bubble, they’re in an open farm. People are touching them. He went from Kentucky Derby to after the Derby everybody’s out there touching them. I mean there’s so many ways these horses can get contaminated and when they’re testing at these really ridiculously low levels … I’ve been saying Kentucky Derby for over a year now these are gon na get innocent people in trouble and this is what happened now.

– Bob Baffert

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We did not cheat to win the Kentucky Derby, i want to protect my legacy. I’ve trained great horses. I’ve trained the best horses that have run through there. My record proves it. This is horrible what has happened. The horse never got that medication. It’s an injustice to the horse. He’s a great horse. He ran hard. He deserved to win that race and it kills me because these horses are like my children and for something to happen to him like that is horrible but we have to deal with it and hopefully it will get resolved.

– Bob Baffert

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Failure to comply with the rules and medication protocols jeopardizes the safety of the horses and jockeys, the integrity of our sport and the reputation of the Kentucky Derby and all who participate, we will await the conclusion of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission's investigation before taking further steps.

– Churchill Downs

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As our small businesses work to lift our economy out of the pandemic, the tourism dollars the Derby will inject into the economy of Louisville, our largest city, and our state as a whole are vital towards getting Kentucky back on track.

– Damon Thayer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid currently holds a valid racing license in the state of Kentucky. There have been no horse racing violations and nor are we aware of any other U.S. regulatory or governmental investigations, we are focused on the three-year-old thoroughbreds who have earned their way into this year’s Kentucky Derby and our responsibility is to the integrity of the race and the safety of those horses.

– Churchill Downs

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There’s a lot of external pressure put on guys more here, but it’s good pressure, i tell everyone that ever started training horses and gotten to the point where they know what Kentucky Derby is to understand the enormity of Kentucky Derby how big a deal it is and how big Kentucky Derby is.

– Eclipse Award-winner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Everybody wants to win the Kentucky Derby, but I don’t think anyone deserves it more than Sheik Mohammed because he has put so much into the game and not just money.

– Kiaran McLaughlin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They've built up a fabulous breeding operation. They have the best sires going to the best mares. A lot of thought is put into each mating, the approach to do it is about the horse. If the horse got real good in Dubai or somewhere else, they would try to bring them to win the Derby.

– Kiaran McLaughlin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.

– Charlie Chaplin

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

For many fans around the country, the first Saturday in May has become a part of their family's yearly traditions, while we eagerly look forward to the 146th Kentucky Derby this year on the first Saturday in September, we will celebrate the annual excitement of our traditional date with our fans and community by offering ways for us to join together for a great cause.

– Kevin Flanery

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It's definitely going to be tough logistically, for sure, luckily, I found out a couple of weeks ago that there was going to be a plane that goes from Eldora Dirt Derby to Watkins Glen with a couple of the spotters and whatnot. I assume I'm going to be the only driver doing both of them.

– Chase Briscoe

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Eldora Dirt Derby's super exciting for me to go back to Eldora Dirt Derby and try to win two in a row, nobody's ever done that.

– Chase Briscoe

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If it becomes a popular thing, maybe we can do some charity events, a home run derby, or a tournament or something like that, but really just for the kids, or even the grown-ups, to come out and play some ball.

– Jason Kidd

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The Kentuky( sic) Derby decision was not a good one, it was a rough and tumble race on a wet and sloppy track, actually, a beautiful thing to watch. Only in these days of political correctness could such an overturn occur. The best horse did NOT win the Kentucky Derby - not even close !

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There are a lot of good horses in here, unless we see something different on Derby Day, this is a nice evenly matched group of horses. I don't see someone really popping off the screen.

– Bob Baffert

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The pressure of calling the Kentucky Derby and the whole atmosphere of Kentucky Derby, it doesn't go down with experience, it seems to stay the same every year leading up to the race, with the sweaty palms, trying to steady the binoculars as much as you can.

– Larry Collmus

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The great thing about the' Big Three' stallions is that their quality transcends all different sectors to a degree, it doesn't matter if you are looking for a two-year-old, or a classic miler, or a horse to win the Derby or the Oaks. They are producing animals in every sector... and that's a huge part of the appeal.

– Jimmy George

Found on CNN
5 years ago

What I've been dealing with since July the 10th, the downhill slope that Schumer's put us on is really dealing with a demolition derby, they just about destroyed a good person to be on Supreme Court.

– Hart Senate

Found on CNN
5 years ago

In the end, what 20,000 fans inside London's O2 Arena witnessed was me giving 100 percent effort but performing way below world level, for my fans, it must have been like going to support their favorite thoroughbred racehorse at the Grand National, only to see their stallion stumble out the gates like a sedated mule at the Donkey Derby.

– Londoner Haye

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It’s not the Kentucky Derby. No huge brims. Nothing too high.

– Myka Meier

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I was just in awe of the performance, that's the best Kentucky Derby-winning performance that I brought up here.

– Bob Baffert

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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