The competition will be more severe next time, and we'll get a clearer picture.

The horse is doing just as good as he ever has, ... I see no reason why he's not going to go out and turn in a real good one again.

I could leave the bar shoe on, but the foot looks really good. It doesn't concern me.

I appreciate it more as time goes by. It's not something to be taken lightly. They aren't easy to get -- look what he had to do to get it.

If he doesn't win, it's not the end of the world. He doesn't have to prove anything to me. Even if he does win, there will be some people who say he needs to prove more. It's like the heavyweight champ, you always need to prove more.

I need to get one more work into him, ... With all the rain in New York last week, I feel more comfortable working him at Golden Gate where I know the weather will be good, and he'll have a fast track.

I'm looking forward to getting it started again. Do I think he'll win 10 of 11? I doubt it, but it's something to shoot for.

I knew coming in he'd be a short price, ... I suppose he's deserving of it.

It was just a repeat of what he has done, but I did feel better after the race, ... You don't want him to get beat at home.

It'll depend a lot on the way things play out with the other races, ... I certainly think that if we would go on and win on the 29th that we have to be considered.