Dan Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricksis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
afternoon fourth race school
We'll take him over to the paddock and school him this afternoon with the fourth race if it isn't raining.
barely bit broke hair took
It barely broke the skin. He just took a little bit of hair off.
chance mile nor short
Going a mile and an eighth, I have tactical speed. With a short field, it shouldn't be a problem, nor should the weather. There's only a 20% chance of rain, so we should be fine.
along talented
He's a solid, good-minded, talented 3-year-old. We're just along for the ride.
good might pace race sit tiny
He's got good speed, but it might be a good race for him to sit off the pace a tiny bit.
fine shipped
He shipped fine and everything is going wonderful.
improve looks seems stronger
He's getting stronger and seems to improve after every race. It looks like he's put on weight.
fresh full worked
He's fresh and full of himself. It worked out just the way we wanted. It was a non-taxing race, and he did it in racehorse time.
everybody horse knows sent style wants
If a horse wants to be sent out there and be ridiculous, let him. We'll be close. Everybody knows what our style is.
horses proved totally
If it were two turns, that would have been totally different. I know that he's a two-turn horse. He proved it today.
heal longer took
He had a fracture that took longer to heal than usual.
above band cost cut foot front injured left mild note problem state
He got one little cut above his coronet band on his left front foot that was really nothing. It just had a little blood. Technically, the state veterinarian made a note of it and put him on the injured list, but it's anything but. It was just a mild little thing and not a problem at all. It won't cost him any time.
job takes whatever
He does whatever it takes to get the job done. He's just a little professional.
couple easy ready
He'll take it easy for a couple weeks, then have a couple of breezes and be ready to run.