- Lilly Rush: [about the jockeys] they all had one thing in common.
- Scotty Valens: compulsive gambling?
- Lilly Rush: ...They were all dreamers. Hoping tomorrow was better than today.
- Ric Yanko '09: 1200-pound horse fell on top o' me, shattered me pelvis in '92! If you've got somethin' to say, say it!
- Nick Vera: ...I hope the HORSE was okay.
- Will Jeffries: [referring to the derby lot's mass horse grave] I understand you buried a few of your horses.
- Randall Baxter '86: Well, sometimes horses need to be put down.
- Nick Vera: [Accusingly] And how about jockeys?