I didn't think I had a chance to hit the board. |
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. |
I don't think you can expect those explosions you get in shorter races. It's more of a long, grueling type of racing. |
I hate to see [Castellano] come off but it created a perfect scenario for me, ... There was more speed and it put me in a great spot. |
I hate to see Javier come off, but it created a perfect scenario for me. |
I hate to see Javier come off, but it created a perfect scenario for me. There was more speed, more of a 'rabbit', and it put me in a great spot. Everyone was trying to figure out what he (Disco's Son) was doing, and it put me in the catbird seat. Even though I was losing ground, I was in a great spot. |
I hope more people bet to place than to win. |
I knew I had that horse, ... Flower Alley is a good horse, you can't dismiss him. But I really felt confident. |
I never really thought I was anything more special than anyone else out here. I can't believe how lucky I've been. Hell, I never expected to get out of New Mexico. |
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. |
I still enjoy competing in the biggest races on the best horses on the biggest days. But to get to those days, there are a lot of routine days, and I just didn't feel the passion I should have felt. |
I think he is adaptable to about anything. It depends if they want to run him (in the Breeders’ Cup Turf [G1]), but he did relax today. The course is very firm, but don’t take too much away from this horse. He is a very good horse. |
I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn off—thinking of the future mile-and-a-half—and he turned off fine, |
I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn off, thinking of the future and a mile-and-a-half. He turned off fine. He was certainly there for everything he needed through the stretch. I think he is adaptable to about anything. |
I want to walk away in one piece. |