History Quote by Bob Baffert

“Years after the fact, when people asked me how I got into the horse business, the answer was always the same: "I saw Secretariat.”

— George Rowand

'Secretariat' was such a magnificent animal, unbelievably beautiful and powerful. It's always nice to see something that close to perfection, a reason to celebrate.

— John Malkovich

I never realised that to become a jockey you needed to be a horse first.

— Arrigo Sacchi

Great trainers and great jockeys keep a horse from getting beat.

— Bob Baffert

“In truth, Belmont’s Jockey Club, the organization that controlled Thoroughbred racing in America, was founded by a mix of people. Some were blue-blooded Americans…

— Elizabeth Letts

It's an incredible feeling for an owner or trainer to know they've got a superior race horse on their hands. You can tell when…

— Bob Baffert

You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I…

— Kate Thompson

You don't have to have been a horse to be a jockey.

— Arrigo Sacchi

Secretariat was just ridiculously endowed with every positive quality that a person would seek out in a non-human. He was very aware of his…

— Diane Lane

Of the horse I will say nothing because I know the times.

— Leonardo da Vinci

The emphasis in thoroughbreds is managing the horses as much as it is training them.

— Bob Baffert

“The Thoroughbred was originally an English breed, and to this day, all so-named horses trace their lineage back to three stallions imported into England…

— Elizabeth Letts