Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorferis an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers...
barn came expect good horse impressive race run winner
The winner is very impressive and a very great-looking horse that we thought would win if we didn't. I didn't expect to run third, but he did gallop out well after the race and came back to the barn in very good shape.
alone brother kentucky left looking pace run santa soft ways winner
While we were disappointed, we're not down on our horse. There are a lot of different ways of looking at things. You could say he didn't run well enough to go to the Kentucky Derby. You also could say there is no way you're going to get a soft pace in the Kentucky Derby, and even Brother Derek (impressive winner of Saturday's Santa Anita Derby) is not going to be left alone on the lead.
race run track train trying win
We're going back with the idea of trying to win it; we're not going just to run in the race. If we get back there, and he doesn't like the track and doesn't train well, we won't run.
derby neither owners run wants
Neither of the owners wants to run in the Derby if he doesn't have a chance.
absolute chance derby good guy repeatedly run unless win
I told him many times that I think this is a pretty good colt, but he is the kind of guy who doesn't get excited. He said, 'We'll see, we'll see.' He has told me repeatedly that he doesn't want to run in the Derby unless he has an absolute chance to win it.
exciting finishes horse late might running
When the horse made his exciting finishes and was running on late very strong, we thought the horse might have some potential.
fast horses run taking
I'm not taking anything away from any horse. What I don't like to do is run two really fast horses in the same race. Each horse should have his own chance, or you shouldn't run him.
afternoon bad good run work
He's never been a good work horse. It's been very frustrating, but that's him. Fortunately, in the afternoon he's never run a bad race.
pace race
We don't think there was enough pace to set the race up for us.
believe build cause confidence figures horse horses races seen shown win
I use Beyer Figures as a tool, but I don't need them to build my confidence up. I think I've got a horse that does what he has to do to win and not a lot more. From what I've seen of the races this year, Cause to Believe is in the hunt. He has shown as much or more than a lot of horses that are being considered.
entered kicked next pony stable
We entered him, and he got kicked by the stable pony the next day. He had to have stitches in his hock.
experiment race sure thinking worked
That was just an experiment that worked out. We sure weren't thinking about any million-dollar race for him.
came chuck excuse finished guts picked today
I think he showed a lot of guts today because they came to him, and he had every excuse to chuck it in. He went 1:11.05 (for 6 furlongs) and picked it up to 1:34.81 (for 1 mile) and finished really well.
goal races ultimate win worth
We need races in between what your ultimate goal is. If he can win on Saturday, it makes the ultimate goal worth pursuing.