Dad's a trip, a true one-of-a-kind. He really was doing all those things at once. When I was still living at home into my early 20's, his office was above my room, and I'd hear him up there working at 2 a.m. He hardly ever slept. |
Dale said it was a benefit to work under the lights. You run for $6 million, you want to be prepared for it. You don't want any surprises. |
He doesn't normally work that fast. He's doing great. |
I figure he can give me the most insight into how to go about this. |
I was so excited (when Brass Hat had the lead in the deep stretch). He was proving he's one of the best in the world. |
I've seen him run both ways. I don't know how much pace there will be. If it's strong, he can be further back. Willie knows him and he has confidence in him. He's been off the pace in a slow race. |
It can't get here soon enough for me. I'm ready to go right now. The horse is ready to go right now. I don't want to wait two more days. |
It's been a pleasant surprise to us. We thought he'd come back good and strong, but you never know. Everything worked out really well. |
It's the chance of a lifetime. When you've got a horse like this, you've got to try. |
They said anything outside of 5 would be good. I think it's a good spot. |
We just wanted to give him something easy, a chance to stretch his legs before he gets on the plane tomorrow night. He's not much of a work horse anyway. I'll stay to watch him get on the plane, and then I'll fly back to Lexington and leave for Dubai Saturday night. |
We thought this horse would run over anything. We believed he could run up I-95 or go through the snow. |