Dan Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricksis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
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.
fresh worked
It worked out really good. We had him a little fresh by not doing as much work.
asked fit looked santa since stretch week worked
It looked like he was galloping, and I thought he was going way too slow. But he went :49 1/5, and I asked him to go :49, so he got it pretty close. We just wanted to stretch his legs, get over the track, and do a little something because it's been a week since we worked him at Santa Anita. He's fit from his races; I didn't need a lot. It was just a little something as much for us as for him.
next work
After his work next week, he'll be pretty much set for the race.
alex asking change eighth faster finished last looked work
The work was great. It was a little faster than I wanted, but he did it easy, so it was fine. He couldn't have looked any better. He went off the first eighth easily, and he finished his last eighth in 11 and change without Alex even asking him.
alex broke easy happy looks nice picked work
The work was fine. He broke off nice and easy and then picked it up and cruised on home. Alex was happy with the work. He never looks like he is doing anything because he does it so easy.
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.
days edge fit five looks pound require six stays thursday took wednesday work
We took a little edge off him and everything looks good. He doesn't require a lot of works. I don't need to work him every five or six days and really pound him. He stays fit on his own. He'll do a little something Wednesday or Thursday and that should be it.
few last next saturday sunday week work
He did it just about like the last few weeks. We'll come back next week with a three-quarters or so work Saturday or Sunday and we're all set.
easy exciting last nice race races settle taxing watch workouts
I'd like a nice easy race out of him. I don't need a taxing one. We wanted to settle him down between races this time. His last two workouts were phenomenal, and it's really exciting to watch him.
alex coming francisco friday morning rest stay works
He will gallop Friday morning and when he works on Monday, Alex Solis will be there for the work. Luis Ortega is coming for the first part and will stay through the work and then Francisco Alvarado will be here for the rest of the week.
alex closer fractions horse knows rode soft stevie worked
The fractions were a little soft and I thought Stevie was a little closer than I wanted him to be but it worked out. Alex had a lot of horse. He knows the horse and he rode him perfect.
edge turns twice
The only edge I know is I've been around turns twice and he hasn't.
pound
I won't take him off for a pound or two.