The only thing I asked of John was try not to get trapped on the rail. Give him a place to run.

He always breaks well, and he's going to be close to the lead if he's not on the lead.

What this requires of us is not to rail against the present, not to say it should be different, but to deal with what we've got right now.

I'm very happy with the draw. If Lawyer Ron could win this, he'd be one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby. It's your lifelong dream.

I really didn't want [post ] 1 and I sure didn't want 14. I wanted him somewhere in the middle. I think he got an excellent post.

He's an amazing horse. … You could have lit a match in front of his nostrils after the Rebel.