Frank Brothers Quotes (29 Quotes)

He didn't turn a hair, and there was a lot of action going on in there at the time, especially around the walking ring. He's never usually much of a problem in the paddock, but it never hurts to school just a bit.

It's time to tee it up and do it.

The proof is always in the pudding. There's no question that as a two-year-old he was a good miler and beyond, and the road we took with him was the road to the Breeders' Cup, and that was one-turn races. There was no reason to try anything else. With a young horse, though, there's always that gray area if they can go that far, mentally or physically.

He's bigger. He's always been a good-sized colt. Hopefully he can go a mile and a quarter if he keeps buying his ticket.

He was a brilliant 2-year-old in my opinion. He's a bigger-looking colt, and he's done better at 3. He's filled out more and he's gotten taller.

I've got a prep race under him. He's had a month between races, two good works. I've done what I've wanted to do with him, and it will be pretty much up to him. He's got to show he can do it. If he doesn't, if he's out the back door, you've got to go to p

I thought my horse ran a very good horse. He showed a lot of courage. He was impeded a little bit. He's never been at two turns before. He was a one-turn horse. It was a very good race and we got him to relax. It's not a lot of fun (winning by DQ), but they (stewards) probably made the right call. I've been on both sides of the call.

I thought he worked well. I think he came out of his last race as good as a horse could come out of a race like that, especially considering it was his first start off the bench and they ran fast over a fast racetrack. He hasn't missed an oat and has been very sharp since the race.

The main thing is to see how that horse is. This race doesn't get him to the first Saturday in May, but it gets him along.

Most trainers have a style. When you haven't raced in three months, in my opinion, I think it's a good idea to pop them out of the gate before you bring them back. Now I know he's doing fine right now. I'm sure that we'll be ready to try next week.

It was the first time Jerry was on him since the Hopeful, and he was pretty happy the way he worked. We gave him the chance to lug in and he never even thought about it. Hopefully, he won't do that in the afternoons.

I thought my horse ran a very good race. He showed a lot of courage. I've been on both sides of that fence when the inquiry comes. It's a tough loss, but it was our day.

You know, we're in it to win. But I thought (First Samurai) did everything right, about as good as he could do, other than win. I was very happy with the race.

My horse did everything right other than he didn't win. He ran a dynamite race off the bench, which isn't a given. His stride was good at the end. He stayed on and kept fighting, which was a good sign.

Things just didn't go well for him today. I'm sure we'll go to Plan B, which would probably be off the Derby trail.

Any time you've got a young horse and you're going two turns, there's a little bit of gray area there whether he could run that far mentally or physically.

This game is 'what have you done for me lately' in all phases of it. I would say yeah, he probably is a little under the radar. I thought both of his races this year were tremendous races but he hasn't run in six weeks.

I thought he answered a big question today about whether he could go a mile and one-eighth and it might give some of his doubters a little more faith. He's been chasing speed for the last year and today he relaxed quite a bit, then had to start going again when bothered in the stretch, which is a good sign. I thought he showed a lot of courage, especially for a horse making his first start around two turns.

The Champagne was his best race, he had a nice workout Saturday, we hope he has a good week here and goes out there and runs well.

I think the Breeders' Cup might have been his best race. He was taken out of his game, and many young horses when they're taken out of their game, that's it. I thought that was the mark of a pretty good horse.

I've been on both sides of the fence when the inquiry comes. It's a tough loss. But today was our day.

If the next breeze is good, he comes out of it okay, and he has a couple of good weeks, we'll probably go to the Fountain of Youth.

I've been on both sides of that fence before and I feel sorry for the connections of the other horse. But I thought they stewards made the right decision.

There's a little gray area there. But physically he's a big, strong horse and he'll relax. The good ones improve from 2 to 3. That's the key to any of them, and I see no reason to think he won't.

He did everything right except win. He broke sharp and (Prado) rode him like he was supposed to. He let the horse (Keyed Entry) go on and took a shot and just couldn't get to him.

I was satisfied with the way my horse ran coming off the bench. He was good and sharp ... he just couldn't get to the other horse.

Like everyone else, I knew there was a possibility Jerry might not ride the whole winter, but I told him before the meet began that as long as he was still riding and the horse was doing well he'd have the mount. At the moment, Edgar has the call for the Hutcheson and we've committed to nothing else beyond that point. In this game you never want to get too far ahead of yourself.

According to Dr. Hunt, it had to have happened in the starting gate or leaving the gate in the Blue Grass. Nothing happened to him at the barn.

He's still pretty green, but any time you win a Grade I at Saratoga, it's pretty good.