Quotes by Michael Trombetta

“We all have to see what his style is going to be against better horses.”

“I want to go in the easier of the two.”

“If hes going well in a few weeks, I would hope we would move on to Louisville. He showed today that he can do whatever we really want him to.”

“The Kentucky Derby is all about timing. This horse is getting right at the right time.”

“Shipping a few days out has been my way of doing it, but for this race Id have to think wed do it a little differently and get him a work over the track.”

“Were on our way. We should get in there around 9:30 or 10 oclock tonight.”

“Were here to run, and I think were going to run well. Ive been trying to keep everything the same as its been. With these horses, you have to travel, and they dont get to run in the same place too many times, so they have to learn to adapt. We try to take everything in stride, and we dont want to change the routine too much.”

“He did well, but we may bump up the time we go out in the morning because Ernesto said the track was cut up a little bit.”

“It was a risk I wouldnt take if I had it to do over again. But it would have been a one-in-a-million shot if someone had claimed him.”

“It definitely changed our strategy. We got a small Derby prep at Laurel, the Miracle Wood Stakes, or we probably wouldnt be here.”