Dan Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricksis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
cost injured mild note problem state
The state veterinarian made a note of it and put him on the injured list. It was just a mild little thing and not a problem at all. It won't cost him any time.
hope
I hope he does. I don't need the lead. If they want to go, let 'em go.
advantages either fun goal hope juvenile race ultimate works
I have some advantages going into this race. I just hope that it all works out. The Juvenile was a one-turn race; this is different and it's not the ultimate goal for either horse, but it would be a nice, fun race to win.
beginning fresh pressed run
I'm not pressed to run him. He doesn't need to run. He's fresh and he's a three-year-old at the beginning of the year, and it's a long year.
broken carry hit jump knew landed life messed momentum rode wrong
I just went over a jump without enough momentum to carry myself over it. I landed wrong and hit the ground. I rode all my life and never had a broken bone. I knew it wasn't life-threatening, just life-messing-up. I knew right away that I messed up and that life was never going to be the same.
against horses love takes twenty
In a 10- to 12-horse field, I'd love to be up against any of these horses, and I'd be really confident. Twenty horses takes away some of my tactical strategy.
confident easy horse lead might saw
That horse might still be a better horse. I didn't know I'd get an easy lead. When I saw him out on the lead easy like that, I was confident and happy.
ask bill derby horse kentucky kid people street winning
Don't kid yourself, all we think about is winning the Derby. If you ask 1,000 people on the street about horse racing, they're going to say Kentucky Derby and Bill Shoemaker.
fresh worked
It worked out really good. We had him a little fresh by not doing as much work.
horse hurt sit suicidal suit
It's going to suit a horse that comes from off the pace. I think he can sit off the pace. If we get the suicidal pace, it's going to hurt us.
easy enjoy fun horse media nice santa taxing
It's fun , all the media and hype, but we have a nice horse here, and we're going to enjoy the Santa Catalina. I'd like it to be a nice, easy race, not a taxing race.
favorite hope race rather stay sustain time
It's fun. Like I've always said, I'd rather have the favorite going into any race than a 20-to-1 shot. There's a first time for everything and this is a lot of fun. I just hope we can sustain it, keep it going and stay healthy.
last race ran surprised wide
It was a very encouraging race last time. He went wide and ran big. I was very surprised he ran that race.
alex good ill position
It's a good position to see what everyone is going to do. Ill let Alex make the right decision.