KENTUCKY DERBY DRAW THEY SAID IT
MAY 1, 2013
“There was a lot of anticipation, maybe more anticipation than I
remember, but I’m pleased with the 16 and we’ll take it from there. I think from
where he is we’ll try to hold our position and maybe try to creep in a little
bit around the first turn and then (Joel Rosario) can watch what’s going on
inside of him. He can watch what Johnny (Velazquez) is doing on Verrazano. If
Johnny thinks Orb is the horse to beat he’s going to be watch what we’re doing
to.”
trainer
Shug McGaughey after Kentucky Derby morning-line favorite ORB drew post 16 for
Saturday’s Run for the Roses
“I wasn’t too
crazy about the two hole (for Oxbow), but I realize there’s not a lot of speed
on the inside. We might be clear. The other one (Will Take Charge), I’m very
happy with. There’s five or six horses right near us (Oxbow) that are not very
quick, in my opinion, so we’ll probably get a pretty good run up the rail It’s
the shortest way around there if they’ll leave us alone.”
Hall of Fame
trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose Derby
runners drew post 2 (OXBOW) and 17 (WILL TAKE CHARGE)
“We overanalyze this all
the time. Everyone gets too involved, and we overanalyze it too much. I’m more
interested in where the horses who have running style are placed in relation to
my horses are in the gate. The four I won it with, I can’t remember their post
position, so it must not have been too important.”
Lukas
“We know Oxbow isn’t the best of breakers; it’s not a bad
horse to be next to. We’re going to make the best of what we can. We’re going to
go back and look at all the different things, different scenarios, and we’ll put
all those different things in to Joe’s head and he’s going to go out there and
ride his race anyway.”
trainer
Kelly Breen after BLACK ONYX drew the rail in Derby 139
“I don’t want to say what I think about it on record but
let’s just say I’m like Rodney Dangerfield — I get no respect, you know?”
Breen on Black
Onyx’s 50-1 morning-line odds
“My whole life I’ve dreamed about being number one and I got number one
today!”
Joe Bravo, Black
Onyx’s Derby jockey
“Overall, from a saddling perspective, I like it. With four of my horses side
by side, it will make it easier for me to get those saddles on. I do think we
did really well with our posts. Under the old system, where we would have been
selecting our own posts according to the draw, I think we would have wound up in
just about the same spots we got today. There wouldn’t have been much
difference.”
—trainer
Todd Pletcher following post positions draws for his Derby quintet —
REVOLUTIONARY (3), OVERANALYZE (9), PALACE MALICE (10), VERRAZANO (14) and
CHARMING KITTEN (15)
“I love it. Kevin (Krigger) doesn’t have to sit in the gate;
then he can pick his spot. We’re going to bring it back home.”
conditioner
Doug O’Neill, who will send GOLDENCENTS out from post 8 in an attempt to win
back-to-back editions of the Kentucky Derby
“I love it. It was one of the numbers I wanted. We’ve got
Goldencents inside of us. I’m tickled to death.”
trainer
Eddie Plesa Jr. speaking of ITSMYLUCKYDAY’s 12 post in the Run for the Roses
“I really didn’t care what post we got until about 20 seconds before
and then I was really hoping for the six.”
horseman Tom
Amoss on MYLUTE’s Derby draw of post 6; Mylute was the last name pulled, after
Charming Kitten in 15 and Black Onyx in 1
“Other than it was Eight Belles’ number, I’m happy with
it. I’m not going to be superstitious about that. With the numbers that were
left, we were very happy with five.”
owner Rick Porter
after NORMANDY
INVASION was assigned post 5 for the Derby; Porter’s Eight Belles finished
second in the 2008 Derby before breaking down in the gallop out past the wire