To me, that day, she never looked like she was going well, |
We are committed to the Tampa program for Bluegrass Cat. With him running so well in the Sam Davis, it was logical to come back. And with it being a month apart from the Tampa Bay Derby, it just all made a lot of sense. That part was easy. |
We considered all the options, the pros and cons. The weather looks, temperature-wise, like it will not be poor. And we don't have to worry about the rain with him. |
We feel like he's the best 3-year-old turf horse in the country. |
We gave him a little time off because he ran hard at 2, but he's been training well for his return. It's an awfully tough race for a first-level allowance, but that's the nature of the beast down here this time of year. |
We missed like two days of training, nothing serious, but it pushed us back off the [Holy Bull], which we were kind of on the fence with anyway. It made the decision to go to Tampa easy, and the horse is doing extremely well. He looks great and he's trained very well. |
We were hoping that, as she got older, she would fill out and get stronger, ... Fortunately, that has been true. She has proven to run well at the longer distances. |
We weren't going to take back from the rail, that's for sure. |
We wouldn't be here if it was still a one-turn mile. We need some two-turn experience. |
We'll have to regroup and see how he comes out of it. |
We'll play things by ear. She hadn't run in a while, so having this race under her belt should help her. |
We'll point for the Met Mile. That's been the plan. |
We're just trying to take it one step at a time. |
What I really like about them is they're 7-for-7 since I had the two. They like to win, that's obviously the most important thing. |
What impressed me was he looks like he's kind and rates well, and that should help him stretch out. |