I'm figuring we're probably going to be in the back half of the field the first part of the race and see if we can reel them in.

A little turn of foot in the middle of the race you like to see, and most good horses have it. It was something we hadn't seen in any of his previous races, so that was definitely a step forward.

If Lawyer Ron runs his race, then we're all probably running for second. He's been very impressive.

We just need to let our horse run his race and not worry about what anybody else is doing. At some point, you have to believe Lawyer Ron is not going to run out of the bridle.

I've been waiting two months to get to this race. I've been saying the mile and an eighth can't get here fast enough for this horse.

I really think the race before (an allowance victory) was when he the light bulb went on, where he actually showed a middle-move acceleration, like he was getting it all figured out. I said six weeks ago I didn't feel like I could get to a mile and an eighth fast enough. Our main goal is still the Arkansas Derby and beyond.