39 Quotes by John Shirreffs

It's always best to have the least amount of pressure. I kind of like just going in there and that's it.

It makes sense to stay here. We have such good weather.

I need to take the edge off him over the next couple of days.

I just tried to find different ways to get along with him. Racing usually helps horses and they sort of mature through their races, so probably each race helped him along the way.

I'll go home very happy. If we wanted to run in the Santa Anita Handicap, we needed to run sometime. It was time to do it and a good time for the horse and everybody involved. This was a good day to come back.

I probably would want a horse that's a little versatile and one that's gotten a lot of dirt in their face.

I just hope we can build off his last race. He's gotten bigger, put on weight, and become a little more aggressive than he was as a three-year-old.

I don't put a lot of pressure on a race. It's the big picture that counts.

He's worked very well, except for his last one, when he went slow by himself. When he goes by himself, he's a little on the lazy side.