Michael Trombetta Quotes (8 Quotes)

He did well, but we may bump up the time we go out in the morning because Ernesto said the track was cut up a little bit.

It definitely changed our strategy. We got a small Derby prep at Laurel, the Miracle Wood Stakes, or we probably wouldn't be here.

The Kentucky Derby is all about timing. This horse is getting right at the right time.

You kind of got to get behind him and just give him a gentle push into the gate. He won't walk up willingly on his own. He kind of balks at it a little bit. Once you get behind him and give him a little shove he moves forward and goes right where he's asked to.

All I can say is that we're here to win a race. Over half the 20-horse field can be considered potential winners. This is a real good field.

He may go to the gate in the morning.

We're here to run, and I think we're going to run well. I've been trying to keep everything the same as it's been. With these horses, you have to travel, and they don't get to run in the same place too many times, so they have to learn to adapt. We try to take everything in stride, and we don't want to change the routine too much.

If he's going well in a few weeks, I would hope we would move on to Louisville. He showed today that he can do whatever we really want him to.