[Bellamy Road's trainer, Nick Zito, said he was proud of his colt's effort coming off an injury and a long layoff.] I salute the winner, and Johnny rode a tremendous race, ... My jock rode a great race, too. I want to take care of this horse as well as I possibly can, because he gave his guts for us. They had to run to beat this horse today. I've got a real treasure in Bellamy Road. |
Absolutely. What's he doing a length off Flower Alley and Bellamy Road? ... You take a horse out of his game, that's it. |
Bellamy Road is a big horse, but he's pretty good at the gate, ... You always want a horse like that in the clear. One thing about Bellamy Road, he's got such a high octane. ... I mean, once he gets going I don't think there will be much of a speed duel. |
Bellamy Road ran his heart out. |
Either race is very, very tough. Let me just think about it for a couple of days. I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. |
He hasn't run in 112 days, but he's a tremendous horse. We're hoping he gets the chance to show what he can do. |
He is a very talented horse who has run in top-class company throughout his career. This year should have brought him the Grade 1 success he so thoroughly deserved. |
He ran an unbelievable race. He hasn't run in four months. He just came up a tad short. |
He ran super in the Belmont Stakes. It looks like he's coming around really nicely. He could be a tough horse. He could be a surprise horse. He's blossomed since he got to Saratoga. I don't see how he'll be out of the money. I think he'll find a way to hit the board. |
He tried to save some ground, and a horse stopped in front of him. He actually was better off making a big, sweeping move. |
He worked well and is on target for Tampa. |
He's an amazing horse. 'He's gotten taller and longer. He's got the ability. |
He's coming up to this race as good as he ever has. I'm expecting him to duplicate what he did in the Belmont. I don't know if that's good enough to win, but he should have a good run. |
He's doing great. He'll be ready for his first breeze in about two weeks. |
Hopefully, if he can duplicate the Wood Memorial, you'll see what kind of horse he is. |