When John put that goal in to tie it up, we knew we had a good chance.

The guys came out fired up. They knew Rossville had a chance to tie us for the conference if we let it slip away. They were a little embarrassed about what happened (Thursday) night. That got them motivated to come out and not let it happen again.

It's disappointing. I know we came back to tie it when we were down by a goal and go into overtime, but right now that's not good enough. The way this conference is going, it's probably going to be a point difference for that last playoff spot.

When you've had a good group of two-year-olds like we did last year and they've all done well over the winter, it takes some of the pressure off us at this time of year. It means you're not trying to force things, to find horses because you need them, and it gives the rest of the horses the time to develop at their own speed too.

John is a really efficient guy when it comes to this kind of stuff, and he has been really good at helping out the association. He's been involved in all of the layout and planning for the website.

It was a great goal. It was very exciting. A tie would have meant Pitt Meadows would have won the division, so we knew going in that we had to win the game.