I don't think that will effect him. He's pretty smart, an easy horse to get along with. I don't think the lights will come into play. He's pretty laid back.

I really like the way he's coming in.

When the gap opened at the head of the stretch, he just exploded. A horse like this just makes our job easy.

The fact that the Connally is another graded race helped with the owners' decision to send him.

He could never find a spot to drop in after breaking from the outside but I don't think it was a disadvantage. Churchill was very deep and the other horses had worked out over it. I just think he ran out of training in those last 50 yards.

He was in a very good position, tracking. And when Robby called on him, he just exploded. To have a horse like him in the barn is a treat.

Hopefully there will be some pace in the race and he can just run them down in the lane.

He exploded down the stretch for a very convincing win.