He ran a lot at 2, so we just gave him some time off. We wanted to avoid some of the tougher spots and to see if he likes the grass. |
He was on the muscle this morning. He is training about as well as any horse that I have brought into a race. |
He went as good as he could go. He couldn't be doing any better right now. |
He's improved since January 1st; every day I think he's gotten better. We'll probably work one long work - maybe next Thursday - and then come back the next Saturday and give him a work for the race, and that'll be it. |
He's just a fast, fast horse. I know he's a New York-bred, but he's a well-bred New York-bred. He does everything right. He's got a real high cruising speed. |
I don't know what those races are yet. I wasn't thinking that far ahead. |
I honestly don't know if he's the same caliber as some of the best 3-year-olds down here. But if he's not, hopefully we can make some money with him in some of the Grade 2's or 3's later on. |
I really don't know how you do it. |
I think he's going to run well. The way he worked today couldn't have been any better. I saw what I wanted to see: a nice even work, picking it up on the end. |
I think we gave him the biggest run for his money he's had. If you told me this morning I'd get beat by a neck, I'd have been ecstatic. (But) turning for home it's a big disappointment to get beat. |
I wouldn't have taken it personally even if he was. I've got more important things to worry about than what he does with his horse. |
It's hard to get a read on that race. I think if I was one of the guys in the back of the pack -- even if I got beat 40 lengths -- if I liked my horse and he was doing good, I wouldn't let it discourage me. |
Let's just hope we can keep following. |
Like many young horses, she had her ups and downs at 2. She was good early in her career, had a little lull when going through a growth spurt, but she's on top of her game right now. |
She's coming into this extremely well. |