19 Quotes by Dale Romans

I wouldn't have taken it personally even if he was. I've got more important things to worry about than what he does with his horse.

I don't know what those races are yet. I wasn't thinking that far ahead.

He went as good as he could go. He couldn't be doing any better right now.

We've got to make it through this race the right way before we can start thinking about the Derby. Obviously this is a huge test for us. Every 2-year-old you've got, the Derby is always in the back of your mind - especially one as talented as this one. Let's just hope we can take that last big step toward going home.

He was on the muscle this morning. He is training about as well as any horse that I have brought into a race.

I think we gave him the biggest run for his money he's had. If you told me this morning I'd get beat by a neck, I'd have been ecstatic. (But) turning for home it's a big disappointment to get beat.

Like many young horses, she had her ups and downs at 2. She was good early in her career, had a little lull when going through a growth spurt, but she's on top of her game right now.

I think he's going to run well. The way he worked today couldn't have been any better. I saw what I wanted to see: a nice even work, picking it up on the end.

The pedigree says he should handle the distance, and he trains like it, too.