Favorite horseman quotes?

[Merlinsky]

My current one comes courtesy of Case Clay http://auctions.bloodhorse.com/article/47890.htm when he said "we still have ovaries in the family." Another one for the collection. Thanks Case. TMI man, TMI.

Another I consider an all time classic is when Harry Aleo expressed a mixture of disgust and confusion at the idea of comparing ownership of Lost in the Fog to the "Battle of the G**D*** Bulge" on live national television. Was that to Quint Kessenich? Someone with standards and practices probably had some serious acid reflux with that one.

[jballscalls]

My favorite was from an old northwest trainer named Nub Norton. He's in the paddock with the owner before the race and the owner says "i dont know Nub, i've never heard of this rider." Nub quickly replies "dont worry Harold, i don't think he's ever heard of you either"

One of my favorites is a trainer who trained for and began growing tired of the blueblood, old money, mink coat crowd.

Anyway he ran a filly that was just slow and they just wouldn't accept that she had no talent. After another poor race they again wanted answers and were looking for a scapegoat. " What happened this time?" They asked. Well replied the trainer she's been making some sounds in her races unlike anything I've ever heard. Really? What do they sound like? OINK OINK OINK!

[GenuineRisk]

Good thread! I loved that moment with Aleo, too. Heh.

Here's a link to some funny ones:

http://www.e-jokes.net/quotes/019.htm

My favorite is the first one:

Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald: "Sex is an anti-climax after that!"
Desmond Lynam (sports presenter): "Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everyone saw that." (BBC)

[TalkToTheHoof]

Classic Baffert.
From Hank Wesch's column in the San Diego Union Tribune (2005):

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...21dmnotes.html

Baffert's babies
Bob Baffert has won the Del Mar Futurity seven times and the Debutante five times. He's listed as the trainer for 16 Futurity-nominated colts and eight Debutante-nominated fillies this year. He was asked recently how this crop of 2-year-olds stacks up to past seasons.

"You know when you've got some good 2-year-olds?" Baffert said. "I had a colonoscopy a while ago. They found one polyp and two jockey agents."

[phystech]

My trainer entered my horse one day and when I saw the entry on Equibase, I realized the jock listed was a name I'd never heard of before.

I called and asked who the hell the jockey was. She replied, "Oh, he's ridden a lot of my horses."

I responded that I watch all of her horses race and I'd never seen her use him before.

"Sure I have - every morning...."

[GBBob]

Cannon....on jocks..

"So next time you hear about the plight of the poor jockey, the kind that the Turfway jocks room is full of, remember that they personally screwed you and me. Most of them will be warm and comfy in their next careers behind the counter at 7-11. Here is wishing that comes sooner than later. "

[dellinger63]

Randy Meier (this year at Arlington)

When told by the trainer, to go for the lead and win. He said, "Do you want to jump the rail or go under it (to cut across infield)?"

He finished 2nd to last