Tim Ritchey
Tim Ritchey
Timothy F. "Tim" Ritcheyis an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is best known as the trainer of Afleet Alex, a 2005 winner of two American Classic Races, the Preakness and Belmont Stakes...
running worked
I didn't have anything running that day. It worked out real well.
horse horses speed
I can't see a speed horse getting away on his own.
blowing expected harder pulling work
I expected him to be blowing much harder than he was after pulling up, being that it was his first work in two months.
feeling fine jeremy rose
He'll probably go a half-mile or five-eighths, ... Jeremy Rose will be on him. I'll tell him to go a half, and if he's feeling fine to go five-eighths.
easy horse horses laid took
Hes a very laid back and very easy going horse and he took it better than most horses would have,
kid knows lemonade
Kid Lemonade has enough seasoning; he knows what he's doing.
best delaware distance far fourth ran time turns won
He won first time out around two turns at Delaware and then ran fourth in the Champagne. He's the best 3-year-old I have here as far as distance goes. He's got a lot of potential.
happiness happy track
He went to the track and jogged a mile, and he was very happy to get out,
cart focus routine work
We're not going to put the cart before the horse. We'll nominate him to a lot of things between now and the end of the year, but our focus is getting him back into a routine and then a work schedule.
saw
When I saw him this morning, he said 'hi' to me, and I said 'hi' to him.
ears felt glad horse likes track
He said everything was finethat the horse felt 100% sound. He likes being out of his stall and doing things, and when he went to the track he had his ears up. He was glad to be back.
far sell
As far as I know they'd only sell him for breeding, and even that would not be a 100% sale.
pointing race
That is the race I've been pointing for.
healthy playing
It's been exciting. The Steelers got healthy at the right time, and they are playing great.