Russell Baze's 50000th Race [04:06]
JOCKEY RUSSELL BAZE REACHED AN INCREDIBLE MILESTONE FRIDAY AT GOLDEN GATE FIELDS WHEN HE COMPETED IN HIS 50000TH THOROUGHBRED RACE. BAZE, WHO WON THE FIRST THREE RACES ON THE CARD FRIDAY, JAN 25, 2013 FINISHED THIRD WITH CAREER MOUNT NO. 50000 -- FINISH RICH IN NYC IN THE SIXTH RACE AT GOLDEN GATE FIELDS. BAZE HAS AMASSED 11839 WINS FROM HIS 50000 MOUNTS (AS OF JAN 25, 2013) BOTH THE WIN TOTAL AND MOUNT TOTAL ARE NORTH AMERICAN RACING RECORDS. EQUIBASE, HORSE RACING'S OFFICIAL RECORD KEEPERS, EXAMINED BAZE'S RACING RECORD AND DETERMINED SINCE JAN. 1, 1976, THE DISTANCE OF HIS RACES TOTAL MORE THAN 42924 MILES AND THE TOTAL ELAPSED TIME OF THOSE RACES EQUALS NEARLY 48 DAYS. SINCE THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH IS 24901.55 MILES, EQUIBASE'S STATS SHOW THAT BAZE HAS RACED AROUND THE WORLD 1.72 TIMES.
Golden Gate Fields Year of the Dragon Celebration [09:38]
Golden Gate Fields celebrated the Lunar New Year on February 26 with the Year of the Dragon Celebration. This video starts with a performance of Chinese dance by the Flying Angels, followed by race1 at a mile and a sixteenth and is topped off by Sam Spear interviewing the now retired jockey Laffit Pincay Jr. past holder of the title "Worlds Winn-ingest Jockey". Russell Baze, current holder of the title, joins them at the end.
Tags: horse racing, Albany California, Laffit Pincay Jr., Russell Baze, winning-est jockey, Chinese dance, Flying Angles
California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields 2012 [02:10]
Lady of Fifty cruises to victory in $100000 California Oaks at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday, January 21, 2012. Winning Jockey: Russell Baze Winning Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Tags: Golden Gate Fields, Golden Gate, San Francisco, Lady of Fifty, Russell Baze, Jerry Hollendorfer, Horse Racing, Horse
Russell Baze at 2010 Hall of Fame Banquet [03:30]
Russell Baze talks about his father, 2010 Washington Thoroughbred Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Baze.
Tags: Russell Baze, Joe, baze, horse, racing, emerald, downs, thoroughbred, hall of fame