It's going to take him some time to get his rhythm down, and we certainly have to be intelligent, ... Smoot is a thoroughbred and thoroughbreds need their legs more than anything. So we want to make sure that he has his legs. He hasn't been through training camp. So we've got to be very careful not to let his tremendous enthusiasm, tremendous energy, tremendous passion keep me from making the best decision, which is to take it slow with him.
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