Dan Peitz
Dan Peitz
easy finished legs nice stretch
It was just what we were wanting, a nice easy half. It was a little maintenance move, to let him stretch his legs a little bit. He did it the right way. He finished up well and galloped out good.
cool enjoys morning nice picking train
He's a pretty cool customer. We take him out after we train him in the morning and like to get him out in the afternoon. It's nice to have this because he enjoys picking a little grass.
arkansas derby kentucky nice objective obviously using
He's obviously a nice colt. But I can't see them having him all cranked up to win. Their objective is the Arkansas Derby and the Kentucky Derby, so I think they're using it for what it is a prep.
head horse interest kentucky legitimate unless
I've never had a horse in the Kentucky Derby. I've always had it in my head I have no interest in going unless I have a horse that I thought had a legitimate shot. And I think this is a mile-and-a-quarter horse.
eighth fast mile
Like I've said before, I can't get to a mile and an eighth fast enough.
beat good lawyer running
I think he'll be running at the end. Will that be good enough to beat Lawyer Ron? I don't know.
behind far ground lawyer lost rebel second three turn wider
I don't think we're far behind Lawyer Ron. We lost enough ground in the Rebel on the first turn and were a little wider than him in the second turn to make me think that he wasn't three lengths better than us.
derby horse people thinking
So many people are thinking they have a Derby horse that we're going to need a big effort.
change mapped months planned schedule shoes worked
When we mapped out his schedule two months ago, we planned it so he would have a change of shoes before he worked at Churchill, if he got that far.
Well, he's not a one-dimensional horse. We thought he had to have the lead. Obviously, that's not the case.
days eight galloping gets good halfway morning ready three weeks
This was another good morning and if we gets eight more days just like that, he will be ready to go. He is galloping good and doing good. When I got here, I said I wanted three good weeks and he is halfway there.
hope hoping lawyer longer maybe move pace ron scenario somebody soon works
We're hoping to get a little better pace scenario for us, and that Robby maybe won't have to move as soon with a little longer stretch. Maybe somebody will kind of go with Lawyer Ron the first part. We hope it works out.
affect screw
It's not going to affect me that much. I may have done a little more with him, but it's not going to screw me up.
decent front halfway hope pace
We hope we get some halfway decent pace in front of us, and then we'll see if we can reel him in.