My horse is doing very well right now. I'm excited about his chances. |
My only real concern coming into the race is that he did not run well over this course last year. But that was only the second start of his career, and he was still a little green back then. I guess we can put that worry to bed now. |
No final decision has been made. He is going to come here with the possibility he could run in the Kentucky Derby. We will make the decision from here. |
Obviously he didn't run the race we expected. We'll give it a few days and sort it out. |
Obviously she had a terrific trip. She took to the turf course here well and delivered a big race. |
Obviously we know we?re in a position that he has to win the Classic to even think about that. If that happens then you can start looking at it a number of ways. He?s running against the strongest field any 3-year-old has run against this year. If he?s able to get it done, let?s soapbox then. |
One of the reasons why we're a successful team is that we're generally on the same page. It's not very often that we go to the paddock and I'm thinking I want to go to the lead and he's thinking he wants to come from last. |
P-Val is a pretty natural speed rider, and this horse has natural speed. From that standpoint they fit well together. |
Pollard was tough, durable and consistent -- a real warrior, the type of horse everyone would want to own. He gave you everything he had. |
Right now, what I would like to do with him is run him in the Kentucky Derby. I thought he ran enough in the Florida Derby. I think he's an improving horse. We're obviously watching his earnings status closely. Sometime after [Saturday], I have to make a decision. Right now, it looks like he's right on the bubble. |
She didn't run badly first time. She was just a little green and was late switching leads. Honestly, I was not surprised by her second race. |
She looks good and she's trained well. We've got to forgive her for one bad race and try again. |
She took to the turf course well and turned in a big race, which she's shown she's capable of doing on certain days. She got a perfect trip and delivered with a perfect run down the lane. |
She was a bad girl at the gate and we're going to try to fix that. When she runs Friday, we'll blindfold her coming to the gate and then load her first. |
She wouldn't mind an 'off' track. It wouldn't hurt our feelings if it rained for the Oaks, but we'll see. |