Michael Trombetta
Michael Trombetta
few hope move today whatever
If he's going well in a few weeks, I would hope we would move on to Louisville. He showed today that he can do whatever we really want him to.
asked behind forward gentle goes moves push shove walk willingly
You kind of got to get behind him and just give him a gentle push into the gate. He won't walk up willingly on his own. He kind of balks at it a little bit. Once you get behind him and give him a little shove he moves forward and goes right where he's asked to.
changed definitely derby miracle prep small wood
It definitely changed our strategy. We got a small Derby prep at Laurel, the Miracle Wood Stakes, or we probably wouldn't be here.
run seems whatever
I don't think it would matter. He seems to run over every surface. Whatever we get, we take.
days few race shipping work
Shipping a few days out has been my way of doing it, but for this race I'd have to think we'd do it a little differently and get him a work over the track.
against style
We all have to see what his style is going to be against better horses.
claimed risk shot
It was a risk I wouldn't take if I had it to do over again. But it would have been a one-in-a-million shot if someone had claimed him.
easier
I want to go in the easier of the two.
change learn routine run trying
We're here to run, and I think we're going to run well. I've been trying to keep everything the same as it's been. With these horses, you have to travel, and they don't get to run in the same place too many times, so they have to learn to adapt. We try to take everything in stride, and we don't want to change the routine too much.
bump cut morning time track
He did well, but we may bump up the time we go out in the morning because Ernesto said the track was cut up a little bit.
exceeded
He exceeded our wishes. It got him here.
gate
He may go to the gate in the morning.
We're on our way. We should get in there around 9:30 or 10 o'clock tonight.
clean confident everybody falling looking obviously stuff training
He's training really well here. All his stuff is falling into place really well. I'm confident he's prepared. Now we're obviously looking for all the same things everybody is looking for?a clean trip.