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THEY SAID IT
"He was an A-1 perfect jockey when I had him. He showed up at 5:30 every morning when he had workers and rode them perfectly in the afternoon. He was a good kid. I liked him a lot." —jockey agent Brian Beach, who had handled Baze's book for a couple of months on the Southern California circuit "I knew him well when I rode with him in Chicago last year. I can't believe it happened to that boy. He was such a good rider with such a bright future. I knew he had a little bit of a drinking problem, but would never expect anything like this. You need a good companion to make the right moves." —veteran jockey Octavio Vergara, who became close to Baze last year "I just feel so bad because he was such a kind person and a good rider. He worked so hard. You don't get to be leading rider at Hollywood Park unless you're really good. It's really a tragedy." —trainer Vladimir Cerin "I was shocked. He was a nice kid, 24 years old." —trainer Humberto Ascanio, who has sons about Baze's age "How can you not be shocked?" —trainer Barry Abrams
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