I don't think he needed the rabbits. You just don't want to gut him chasing a horse today with $4 million on the line six weeks from now.

I didn't get to a spot as early as I needed to. I got blocked and had nowhere to go. I had a feeling it was going to be too little too late.

[Commentator, ridden by Gary Stevens, was another 12 1 / 2 lengths back, with Show Boot and Crafty Player bringing up the rear, another 47 1 / 2 lengths behind.] I don’t think he needed the rabbits, ... You just don’t want to gut him chasing a horse today with $4 million on the line six weeks from now.

He seems to be a pretty good horse. I'm not ready to crown him a champion yet, but he was pretty impressive.

He has shown a lot of room for improvement, especially if he cuts out the two-year-old stuff.

I took a hold of him to see how much he would turn off, thinking of the future and a mile-and-a-half. He turned off fine. He was certainly there for everything he needed through the stretch. I think he is adaptable to about anything.