30 ordspråk av Steve Asmussen
Steve Asmussen
I'm hoping it was a useful race. It was disappointing, but he got a lot out of it. He blew awfully hard. His fitness level since then has obviously improved. I thought that it showed up in his gallops more than anything?that he's simply fitter than he was [in the Rebel]. Whether it's fit enough to beat Lawyer Ron, that could be a tall task. He might not get that fit.
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I'm very pleased. I have the same concerns: can one of them (Private Vow) go far enough and if the other one (Storm Treasure) is fast enough.
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It wasn't a bad race and one that will help him, it being his first out of the season. We were stalking early and it looked like we were ready to pounce. I liked our position. He needed the race and will improve.
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It's a perfect spot. With that many runners, I'm glad he isn't tied down inside.
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Of course, in a race laden with as much speed as there seems to be in there, I'm going to want to Private Vow as relaxed as possible. I think that he is fast enough. I'm just concerned if he can go far enough.
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Potential is great. But when you can throw it down there on the (Daily Racing) Form and you can read it, it's impressive. He's won seven (actually six) in a row and a million dollars. That about covers everything.
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Storm Treasure is an extremely laid-back horse and will do anything you want. He's very good company for Private Vow. You want someone with enough talent that Private Vow gets something out of it. Private Vow is a much quicker horse than Storm Treasure, and obviously for the Derby we need (Private Vow) to settle more than he has. That's what we're working on and will continue to do. Private Vow has always been fast enough.
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The field will cause a few variables for you that you would like to avoid. We'll see if he is fit enough ... It's just an unanswered question.
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The horse worked great. We're extremely pleased with where he's at.
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They went over the track nicely.
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We brought him to Belmont because if he belonged in the Breeders' Cup, I didn't want him to go anywhere else first.
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We're probably looking at a similar scenario, pace-wise, as the Kentucky Jockey Club.
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You hope he doesn't get caught up in too fast of a pace. I think Lawyer Ron is as fast as anyone out there. The appealing thing about racing for me is that you get to line up and prove it.
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You know why we're here, ... We brought him to Belmont because if he belonged in the Breeders' Cup I didn't want him to go anywhere else first.
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You know why we're here. We brought him to Belmont because if he belonged in the Breeders' Cup I didn't want him to go anywhere else first.
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