In all fairness, he probably ran as good a race as he has run (in the Derby), we all sometimes wish to work out a better trip, but it wasn’t meant to be and that’s horse racing. We were just looking for an opportunity to showcase his talent and his versatility, and I am very happy he got the job done for us.

Jimmy Bell

He's first of all an astute horseman and understands it probably better than we do. He is so philosophical, if it’s meant to be, it will happen in time. He makes it very easy because he’s so understanding and has such a great outlook on things.

Make no mistake, the first Saturday in May is a big deal, we’re just grateful to be on the road with a horse we think could be very competitive and to be a homebred on top of that, we’re pretty tickled.

It’s such an elusive place to get to.