Greg Gilchrist
Greg Gilchrist
drag run
Nah, I don't think so, ... I wouldn't drag him over here if I didn't think he'd run good!
bad giving kick kinds knew late nervous tired tried wall
It was too much of everything, and I knew it that morning, but it was too late to do anything about it. He was giving out all kinds of bad signs. He was nervous and tried to kick the wall when he was being shod. He was tired of it all, and he didn't want to go over there.
courage great park pick race talent
They are all great to me. If you had to pick one out, yeah, it's this one just because of the grade. But I don't know. The race at Belmont Park was pretty exciting. He really showed his courage and his talent that day.
good horse paying people
Everything went perfect. If people don't think this is a good horse by now, they haven't been paying attention.
against california chances couple months older rather train
I think his chances of being at Belmont a couple of months from now are very good. I would rather train him up to the Breeders' Cup. If I can find something in California against older horses, that would be a possibility.
ahead announced
We have always announced where we are going. We announce it way ahead of time. We show up. If they don't show up, that is completely out of our control.
attribute best horse horses quarter run second tries wear
If any horse tries to go with him, he'll wear them into the ground. His best attribute is his second quarter. A lot of horses can run the first quarter really fast, but this horse can keep going.
again came days few harry home horse race ship talk
If a race came up at home, that would be fine, ... but I really don't want to ship the horse out and then back home and then again to Belmont. Harry and I will talk about what to do a few days after the horse is home.
expected head move pace run shows struggled tired win
I expected him to run 1:09 and change, but I didn't expect to win by a head and a neck. He didn't go down in my mind, but he didn't move up either. I don't think we can take anything from this race. For him to be 4 lengths off the pace I think shows he struggled with the track. He was tired in the winner's circle.
beach owned
If I owned him, I wouldn't own him. I'd be on the beach in Barbados.
anybody beat chances eleven good sound ten trade
Well, he hasn't been beat yet. He's good in that aspect. Ten for 10. Eleven for 11 would sound a lot better. ... I wouldn't trade our chances for anybody else's.
came good hoped race
We wanted to get something out of the race and hoped he would have a good experience, ... It all came out for the best.
career grade great twilight won
It's just a great feeling. I was getting to the twilight of a career and hadn't won a Grade 1, but we got it today.
feeling happy tough
It's just maintenance now, ... Keep him sound, healthy, happy and feeling good. If we do all of those things, we're going to be pretty tough on the 29th.