[Breaking from the No. 12 post, Bailey quickly got his horse in a good spot, fourth or fifth, albeit a little farther behind pace-setting Sun King than Saint Liam's backers were used to seeing.] I really felt confident the moment I turned up the (backstretch), ... I knew I had the horses in front of me; I felt pretty strongly. I know Borrego comes with a strong run, but I was actually pretty confident all around. |
[Commentator, ridden by Gary Stevens, was another 12 1 / 2 lengths back, with Show Boot and Crafty Player bringing up the rear, another 47 1 / 2 lengths behind.] I don’t think he needed the rabbits, ... You just don’t want to gut him chasing a horse today with $4 million on the line six weeks from now. |
[The addition of SIP support] is going to change the whole way we communicate. Business will be presence-based, wherever you are. |
Everyone was trying to figure out what Disco's Sun was doing, and it put me in the catbird seat. |
Guess I went out with a bang. |
He broke to the right and continued that way for three or four jumps until I could reel him in. |
He has shown a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff. |
He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive. |
He shook loose at the top of the stretch, but that was the second time he lugged in. But he's young, and we hope it's just a learning process. He has shown he has a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff. But he is very unique, and part of the reason is because he has a whole lot of ones (victories). |
He was the most genuine, charismatic horse I've been on in my life. |
He?s been one of the best ideas the education department has had in a long time. He?s very bright. |
He's immensely talented, but I haven't even thought about that, ... I'm not going to let one horse here or there determine that. I'm just going to get through the Breeders' Cup, and in November, I'll sit down and think about it. |
He's the best 2-year-old I've ever been on. You dream about a horse like this coming along. |
I didn't get into this game because I loved horses. But when I found Cigar I came to love horses. He was so genuine, so charismatic. |
I didn't get to a spot as early as I needed to. I got blocked and had nowhere to go. I had a feeling it was going to be too little too late. |