But he hasn't missed a lick in his training since getting down here in November, and it doesn't seem like he's lost a step in the morning. I don't know if he's still a Grade 1 horse or not, but if everything goes well Saturday we'll give him a shot at the Donn and see what happens.
Barclay Tagg
Last year was a lost year for him, and we're lucky anything worse didn't happen.
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I'm just happy he showed some life this time. The biggest thing is that he proved he could still run hard from the start and finish strong.
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I'm glad he ran a good race. [Prado] had to get into him a little bit, which was good because I think he needed a wake-up call.
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It was only his second start since July, and he had to fight hard. I'd have rather seen him not get hit and win by five, but I'm happy.
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I didn't want to bring him back going a mile and one-eighth in the Hal's Hope because there are some hotshots in there who might make him overextend himself, and I didn't want to knock him out. He's really not a six-furlong horse. I would really have preferred to start him at seven furlongs or a mile, but I wanted to get a competitive race under his belt, and whether he wins or loses, it shouldn't exhaust him.
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He galloped out strong; he came out of it well. He's doing really, really well. I hope he runs well.
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He's got a couple of races under his belt, he's training dynamite, he looks good, he feels good. We've got no excuses. I feel good about it. Right distance, right spot, right track. He's perfect. He's as right as I can get him right now.
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It was probably too much pressure on him. I wish I had a more definitive answer. Maybe he's just not as good as he was.
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I have some ideas why he didn't run very well, but I don't want to speculate.
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