The Derby really takes a lot out of them.

That's exactly right. It'll tell you if you can go on. Whatever happened in the Derby he's back on his way again. I'm really happy with him. Tracy likes to play the game.

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

He was full of himself. If everything looks good on Wednesday (of Derby Week), I'll enter him and if everything looks good on Thursday, I'll ship.

The Derby is an event we've coveted as long as I've been here,

The original roof was a built-up tar and gravel roof, which was improved upon in 1985-1986 with a Derby gum roof.

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.

They are bubble-type horses that need to step forward and have a big showing in the Florida Derby to step into the Kentucky Derby picture. They did what they needed to do to get to this point.

We'll start to know more after today, when the results of the Penn Derby and the Prelude are in. And, of course, we will know even more when we see who goes through the second of nominations next Saturday.

We've got half of it done. But we've got Derby (on the road Thursday) and that will be a tough game.