DERBY THEY SAID IT
MAY 6, 2011
“The good ones develop really quickly.
That’s what I liked about this horse. It’s just, boom, boom, boom. All of a
sudden you’ve got this little 13-year-old throwing this 40-yard pass. You do, ‘hey that’s what I want.’ The good ones come around quick.”
trainer Bob
Baffert speaking
about Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE (War Chant)
“The only Derby I missed since
1967 was Lil E. Tee’s year (1992) when I was in the hospital.
We will be there with bells on Saturday with the entire family. There’s only
one Kentucky Derby!”
—Ken
Ramsey, owner of last-minute Derby entrant DERBY KITTEN (Kitten’s Joy)
“The Kentucky Derby wasn’t something I
really dreamed of until I started working here in this country.
Once you’re here in America, it doesn’t take long to realize how special this
race is. I’ve been training here at Churchill Downs since 1993 and I’m well
aware of what this race is all about. It’s what we all want.”
—Irish-born
trainer Eddie Kenneally, who will saddle SANTIVA (Giant’s Causeway) in Derby 137
“The cool weather all this week really helped
him. He picked it up once he got here. You can see he’s got
bright eyes and has been eating really well. He’s responded to the cool weather
for sure.”
—conditioner
Kiaran McLaughlin on Derby runner SOLDAT (War Front), who reacted negatively to
the heat in Florida prior to a fifth-place run in the Florida Derby (G1)