Nemer look at what the trainer said about Rock Hard. You think he was talking about missing the Kentucky Derby?
JOHN SERVIS (Trainer of Smarty Jones) – “We’ve had a lot of luck with 7 this year, and with that post open, there was no reason to change. He was 7 in the Southwest Stakes and 7 in the Rebel, and the Kentucky Derby was his seventh win in a row. This has been a dream come true. Once we got back to Philadelphia it was crazy, and all my friends from Charles Town have been calling. The thrills continue to come in waves.”
PATRICK BIANCONE (Trainer of Lion Heart) – “We may surprise some people. I took Post 1 because we want to be on the inside. We’re happy with the draw. If we had gone first we still would have taken Post 1. I did not consider Lasix for the Preakness. If I have a headache I take aspirin. If I don’t have a headache, I don’t take aspirin.”
MARK HENNIG (Trainer of Eddington) – “We’re ready for Saturday. He’s been anxious. He was ready to run two weeks ago, and since then we’ve tried to keep him on an even keel. We opened his blinkers just a touch for this race. As far as the post goes, No. 8 is as good as any.”
NICK ZITO (Trainer of Sir Shackleton and The Cliff’s Edge) – Speaking of Sir Shackleton: “We want to see how good he is. We don’t know how good he is, and we want to go forward with him. He likes to stay close to the pace, but you never know what happens when the gate opens.”
On The Cliff’s Edge: “We’ll have to wait to see how he is tomorrow. See if the foot problem clears up.”
JASON ORMAN (Trainer of Rock Hard Ten) -- “We didn’t really have too much of a chance, but that’s okay. They all start side-by-side. After we didn’t make the Derby, we just kept training him for the Preakness. He’s very athletic for a big horse.”
LINDA ALBERT (Trainer of Water Cannon) -- “It would have been nice to actually have had a choice, but you can’t be disappointed when you are still so excited.”
MARTY CIRESA (Trainer of Little Matth Man) -- “It was good to go early. We are very happy with the post. I am a little surprised at the morning line odds (50-1). But I don’t feel the horse’s chance will be affected by that. With any racing luck, we should be fine.”
BEAU GREELY (Trainer of Borrego) -- “We would have taken Post 1 if we had the first pick, but he has some tactical speed and might be able to box Lion Heart in. If it’s really bad weather, we’ll wait for the Belmont. A sealed track would make a lot of difference. We wouldn’t likely run on one.”
KRISTIN MULHALL (Trainer of Imperialism) -- “I took Post 8 because he’s very bad standing in the gate for a long time. I would have done it differently with the double load. Our first choice would have been 7.”
-mjc-
-- 5/12/04 7:19 pm
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