Simon Crisford
Simon Crisford
early kentucky night saturday start talking watch
It's way, way too early to start talking about the Kentucky Derby. We have to watch him on Saturday night and we'll go from there.
discussing kentucky next prep run straight week
We'll see how he is over the next week or so before discussing plans. But if he is to run in the Kentucky Derby, he will go straight there without a prep race.
chance horse kentucky looks top
If he looks like he'd have a top chance in the Kentucky Derby, we'd like to take a chance. One day we'll have a horse that is suitable.
duck either left might mohammed plan rail risk worked
There was a risk he might duck left or right to either rail once he was in front, but Sheikh Mohammed was adamant that was what we should do and the plan has worked to perfection.
horse special win
It will take a special horse to win from there. It was always going to be difficult. Now it will be much more difficult.
clear course fastest ground morning walked
We walked the course this morning and it was clear the ground was fastest down the middle,
both cat decided discreet horse later mohammed next prefer promising season
Discreet Cat is a really promising young horse, but after assessing the situation, Sheik Mohammed has decided that he would prefer to give him more time. We see him as an important horse for Godolphin both later in the season and next year.
cat decided discreet mohammed prefer promising
Discreet Cat is a promising horse, but Sheikh Mohammed has decided that he would prefer to give him more time.
basically best group judge normally race victories winning year
Normally we'd think between 10 and 12 Group Ones in a year was pretty good. Group One victories are basically how we judge ourselves, as winning the best race is what we are about.
best build single
The single most important thing is to build the best base.
problems winter
She had a lot of little problems in the winter and then more in the spring,
days few mohammed next proper
We'll see how he is in the next few days and Sheikh Mohammed will make a decision. This was the horse's first proper test.
change experience horse plans
It may be that we'll have to change plans now. This horse is going to experience something he's never experienced before.
foremost mohammed supplement talk wants
First and foremost we need to talk to Sheikh Mohammed and see if he wants to supplement anything for the St Leger,