Nick Zito
Nick Zito
Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zitois an American Thoroughbred horse trainer...
front horse save stopped sweeping tried
He tried to save some ground, and a horse stopped in front of him. He actually was better off making a big, sweeping move.
kentucky proceed run
We're going to try to see if they can get to run in the Kentucky Derby. If they can't, you proceed elsewhere.
headache high leave talking tough
It was tough yesterday. I just had to leave really early. It all just got to me with High Fly. I've got a headache right now just talking about it. But that's the way it goes.
four future
It was an unbelievable effort. He hadn't raced in four months. His future is bright.
certainly fun rabbits spices
Rabbits have been going on forever. That's the game. It certainly spices things up and makes it fun.
couple either race sure
Either race is very, very tough. Let me just think about it for a couple of days. I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing.
gets good high horse road speed
Bellamy Road is a big horse, but he's pretty good at the gate, ... You always want a horse like that in the clear. One thing about Bellamy Road, he's got such a high octane. ... I mean, once he gets going I don't think there will be much of a speed duel.
good horse might people rabbit rabbits running using
Sometimes running a rabbit works, sometimes it backfires. People have been using rabbits for hundreds of years. The rabbit has to be a good horse because they might not necessarily be able to do the job.
good high hopes horse
We've had high hopes for our horse all year. We'll see how he does Saturday. If he's good enough, he's good enough. I would like to get there with him.
miracle
That would take a miracle to get him in.
george
I think right now, George is very happy.
act good happen hate horses lost
Usually trainers are good to each other and volunteer, but I've had it happen with trainers who hate my guts, and there's trainers who I've lost horses to who I hate their guts. It's uncomfortable, but you have to act like a pro.
air longer means mile oxygen
Obviously, going a mile and a quarter, you try to get those gallops in, which means the longer the better. You try to get some air into them, some oxygen and stamina. On the other hand, you've got to have the horse. We think we've got that with Bellamy Road. We're pretty confident.
against distance good great lost road seven sprint star
Seven furlongs (King's Bishop) is a great distance to come back. But then Bellamy Road would have to go up against unbeaten sprint star Lost in the Fog. On the other hand, I don't think the Travers (1 1/4 miles) has as good competition.