Rodriguez Jockey, Bob Baffert can make an explanation

The day will come when the 58-year-old jockey Mike Smith no longer wants to compete in horse racing.

This hour will not be time and will definitely not be in Churchill Downs before 7 p.m. when he mounted Rodriguez for the coach Bob Baffert in the 151st race of the Kentucky Derby.

Smith, who turns 59 in August, competed to become the oldest jockey that wins the derby. Bill Shoemaker, who won Ferdinand at the age of 54 at the age of 54, is currently the oldest jockey that gains the run for the roses.

That may be a funny fact for Horse Racing Trivia, but Smith doesn’t see itself as old.

“I’m still young,” said the Hall of Fam with a smile after just completing a six-mile run.

If it can be found magic that can turn the watch back, Smith is the wizard who turns. A good trip on Saturday could make it look like Smith still had his two-time Eclipse-priced form from 1993 and ’94 when he won the award in two years.

“If I have eaten now, I would only regret it because I know that I’m still there and I can still compete on a top, top level,” said Smith.

Smith is now as energetic, focused and physically fit as he felt in the 1990s. He has to thank his younger himself for it after he accepted in his mid -20s and has been kept since then.

Five days a week, for most of the three decades, he worked to keep his body in shape.

Now Smith also has what he was missing as a young driver, which he has prepared for almost everything that is associated with the race in an unpredictable 20-horsepower area.

“I now have the opportunity and will make the best of it,” said Smith. “I can’t wait to be honest with you. I can’t wait until Saturday.”

A victory could also delete the memories of Baffert’s three -year suspension from Churchill Downs and look as if it never happened.

And nobody wants it more than Smith.

The two have a whole story together, including the combination, to justify the last horse to win the Triple Crown 2018.

“There was a time when I probably drove 60 percent for him at the stakes race. It was crazy,” said Smith. “Well, yes, we go far back and although I haven’t driven much for him lately), I kept saying: ‘I know that I am sitting on the bench quietly. I’m just waiting for you to put me in, man.'”

The only question about Baffert was if Rodriguez run into the Bluegrass Stakes or in Wood Memorial. He knew who he wanted as a jockey.

“You have him if you want him,” said Baffert to Smith.

Smith also made the father of Rodriguez, authentic, and said the Colt, which is performed in the morning browsing for Run for the Roses on Saturday with 12 to 1, have many similarities.

That’s why he doesn’t just come to the Kentucky Derby to take a trip. Smith believes that he is on a horse that can win. And a competitive race will simply serve more fuel to keep Smith as long as possible.

“I think the day will come when I suddenly feel like I’m standing in the way instead of helping,” said Smith. “And when this day comes, as soon as I feel it, trust myself, buddy, I’ll pull the plug and be ready.”

So save the old jokes. Smith does not go anywhere soon.

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Rodriguez Jockey, Bob Baffert can make an explanation

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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