The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop.

The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop, ... the cushion between the two heels on the foot that is like a shock absorber. It?s the first thing that meets the ground.

He's in good shape. We'll get ready here and then ship (to New York) about a week or so out.

He's never missed a beat, and he's done a terrific job since. ...Just a great guy: tough, gritty, determined to get things done.

He's very good right now, ... But I'm never comfortable. I'm only comfortable if I win. It's comfortable having a good horse. That helps. Helps a lot.

I just hope they (the owners) consider running him again next year,

Nothing was wrong, he just was not running as well as last year.

It's time to get into the deep end of the pool, and Saturday it gets pretty deep. So we'll find out. It will tell us what we've got.

It?s fairly minor, just at a bad time,

There's been a lot of nice colts like my own that show promise and are stepping up. It's time to get into the deep end of the pool, and I think Saturday it gets pretty deep.