79 Quotes by Dan Hendricks

He had a fracture that took longer to heal than usual.

He got one little cut above his coronet band on his left front foot that was really nothing. It just had a little blood. Technically, the state veterinarian made a note of it and put him on the injured list, but it's anything but. It was just a mild little thing and not a problem at all. It won't cost him any time.

He does whatever it takes to get the job done. He's just a little professional.

He'll take it easy for a couple weeks, then have a couple of breezes and be ready to run.

We just have to keep doing what he's been doing and crank him up for the first Saturday in May.

We took a little edge off him and everything looks good. He doesn't require a lot of works. I don't need to work him every five or six days and really pound him. He stays fit on his own. He'll do a little something Wednesday or Thursday and that should be it.

Going a mile and an eighth, I have tactical speed. With a short field, it shouldn't be a problem, nor should the weather. There's only a 20% chance of rain, so we should be fine.

He's a solid, good-minded, talented 3-year-old. We're just along for the ride.

He's got good speed, but it might be a good race for him to sit off the pace a tiny bit.