The most exciting part of this is I'm going there with a serious contender that has earned a lot of respect and has a chance to win. It's a wonderful experience, for sure, but it's even more special because he's run fast and won a major race along the way.

The Contender

Wear is looking to be our fourth spot on the team. She is a real strong contender for that position.

We will find out if we have a (Derby) contender or a pretender.

We had a lot of serious discussions about who we wanted to be as a band, where we wanted to be and who we wanted to be as individuals and where we wanted to be as men and as people, ... Those are difficult questions to ask. Most people need a counselor to do that. And this is a marriage really.

This is the exciting part of the year. Now it's coming down to the wire.