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Derby They Sait It 5-6

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</p> <p align="center"><i><b><font face="Arial" size="4">DERBY THEY SAID IT</font></b></i></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">MAY 6, 2006</font></b></p> <p> </p> <p>“He stumbled a little bit coming out of the gate but he recovered right <br /> away. You see what he did when I turned him loose, he took off like a rocket. I <br /> never had a doubt in this horse. Mr. Matz did a super job. Hopefully we can get <br /> the Triple Crown.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Edgar <br /> Prado on his winning ride aboard BARBARO (Dynaformer) in Saturday’s Kentucky <br /> Derby (G1)</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I couldn’t get a better trip than I got today. He came out running and <br /> put himself within four or five lengths of the leader. He got himself a lot <br /> closer than I anticipated. I asked him to kick in when we turned for home. I <br /> wanted to get in the clear so I could circle Barbaro. I was hoping Barbaro <br /> wouldn’t kick in the way he actually did.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—</strong></em></font><em><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Jockey <br /> Ramon Dominguez on his ride aboard Kentucky Derby runner-up BLUEGRASS CAT (Storm <br /> Cat)</font></strong></em></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“Bluegrass Cat ran super. Today he was just second best.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—</strong></em></font><em><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Todd <br /> Pletcher, trainer of Bluegrass Cat</font></strong></em></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“It was very impressive. He looked great through the stretch and actually <br /> galloped out like the Belmont (S. [G1]) doesn’t look like it will be a problem.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Pletcher on <br /> Barbaro’s victory in the Derby</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I thought he ran his race. I thought he was going to run his race. <br /> Barbaro just ran out of the bridle. We weren’t going to beat him.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—</strong></em></font><em><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Daniel <br /> Peitz, trainer of STEPPENWOLFER (Aptitude), who finished third</font></strong></em></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I think the kid (jockey Fernando Jara) rode him great. He didn’t have a <br /> straw in his path. He got a little bit squeezed leaving there, which is to be <br /> expected from the one-hole. But we ran fourth against a very good horse, a future star or maybe a now <br /> star.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Kiaran <br /> McLaughlin, trainer of JAZIL (Seeking the Gold), who finished in a dead-heat for <br /> fourth place with BROTHER DEREK (Benchmark)</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“He didn’t have any excuse. When I asked him to run, he did not respond <br /> like I thought he would.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jara, who rode <br /> Jazil</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I never got a chance to drop in. Not the whole race. It was rough out <br /> there. He ran hard; he tried hard. But I never had a chance with him.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Alex <br /> Solis on his ride aboard Brother Derek</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“We thought the 20-horse field would interfere with our strategic <br /> abilities and it did”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Dan Hendricks, <br /> trainer of Brother Derek, on the size of the field</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“We’ll have, I think, a lot better chance in the Preakness (S. [G1]) <br /> with the tight turns and utilize our speed a little bit.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Hendricks on <br /> Brother Derek’s next start in the May 20 Preakness at Pimlico</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“He broke well and got into a good position and ran a good mile and a <br /> sixteenth. He was still second entering the stretch behind Barbaro. The last <br /> eighth, he was tired. Probably the distance was too much. I believe he is a <br /> tremendous horse.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Cornelio <br /> Velasquez, who rode sixth-place finisher SHOWING UP (Strategic Mission)</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I thought he ran well. It was asking a lot of him. He’s never been that <br /> far. Heck, he beat 14 horses. He was right there with the winner for a long way. <br /> I thought he ran a good race. I’ll give him some time and let him tell me when <br /> he wants to come back. I’ll get his leg cleared up and let him get over the <br /> shipping. I don’t have a race for him.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Trainer Barclay <br /> Tagg on Showing Up, who has been recovering from a small puncture wound on his <br /> right front leg</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“He gave me the ride I was hoping for. He was keen to go on a little bit <br /> after the first three-sixteenths of a mile. I gave him a little pull and he said <br /> ‘I’ll stay right here.’ That wonderful, galloping pace that I know he has, he <br /> had me passing horses with no effort. I loomed up to third, asked him a little <br /> bit, but there was nothing there.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Kent <br /> Desormeaux on his ride aboard 5-1 favorite SWEETNORTHERNSAINT (Sweetsouthernsaint), who <br /> finished seventh</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I can’t be anything but proud of this horse. We can do better than this <br /> if we get the right kind of trip. I think there is room for us to be a spoiler. <br /> I am optimistic. If he’s healthy and he’s well, there is no reason to back off <br /> now.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Michael <br /> Trombetta, trainer of Sweetnorthernsaint</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“That messed me up. I would have rather been the second choice. I would <br /> have felt we would have a better chance.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Trombetta on <br /> Sweetnorthernsaint being the post-time favorite</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“They all came back in good order. Sinister Minister got cooked on the <br /> lead. Point Determined didn’t run his race. Bob and John had a really rough trip <br /> and didn’t get to do his thing. We weren’t going to beat the winner…he was <br /> awesome. I was hoping he (Barbaro) was a turf horse”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Trainer Bob <br /> Baffert on his three entrants — SINISTER MINISTER (Old Trieste), POINT <br /> DETERMINED (Point Given) and BOB AND JOHN (Seeking the Gold) — who finished <br /> 16th, ninth and 17th, respectively, in Derby 132</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“He ran well. I put him into a good position like the trainer wanted. <br /> After three-eighths he started moving nicely behind the eventual winner. But <br /> after he switched leads, he got tired.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Rafael <br /> Bejarano on Point Determined</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I had a terrible trip. I was on heels or getting bumped the whole way. <br /> I never had a chance to settle. Just when I’d get to a spot where I could be <br /> comfortable, something would come and bang me again. It was wild out there. I <br /> never had a fair chance. This colt never got to run his race.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Garrett <br /> Gomez on Bob and John</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I ran out of horse. We went to the front, but the horse inside me <br /> (Keyed Entry [Honour and Glory]) wouldn’t leave me alone. It was just one of <br /> those things. It’s horse racing.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey Victor <br /> Espinoza on Sinister Minister</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“I was in good position going into the first turn. The pace wasn’t all <br /> that fast. Moving up down the backside, I moved him out a bit, but at the <br /> three-eighths pole and turning for home, he was just dull. I didn’t have any <br /> horse underneath me at all. He didn’t have any excuse.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Jockey John <br /> McKee on LAWYER RON (Langfuhr), who finished 12th</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“He just didn’t have any punch turning for home. He just never really <br /> kicked it in. That is the first time he has ever run that way.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Arial"><em><strong>—Robert Holthus, <br /> the trainer of Lawyer Ron</strong></em></font></p> <p> <br /> </p> <p>“We were happy to be here in the Kentucky Derby and now we’re going to <br /> go back to California and look at other possible races for our horse. But not <br /> the Preakness. That’s out.”</p> <p> <br /> </p> <p align="right"><em><font size="2" face="Arial"><strong>—Trainer Jerry <br /> Hollendorfer on CAUSE TO BELIEVE (Maria’s Mon), who finished 13th</strong></font></em></p> <p> </p></div> <p></body></p> <div class="mh-social-bottom"> <div class="mh-share-buttons mh-row clearfix"> <a class="mh-col-1-2 mh-facebook" href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.brisnet.com/content/2006/05/derby-they-sait-it-5-6/&t=Derby They Sait It 5-6', 'facebookShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook"> <span class="mh-share-button"><i class="fa fa-facebook fa-2x"></i></span> </a> <a class="mh-col-1-2 mh-twitter" href="#" onclick="window.open('http://twitter.com/share?text=Derby They Sait It 5-6 -&url=https://www.brisnet.com/content/2006/05/derby-they-sait-it-5-6/', 'twitterShare', 'width=626,height=436'); return false;" title="Tweet This Post"> <span class="mh-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter 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