Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Dunn

We've got to look to go into the derby next week at Villa and get three points.

I don't even know it happened yet. I've won some grade Is and I've had a few seconds, but this is something really special. And he's my first Kentucky Derby horse.

John Asher

He is as much a part of the Derby tradition as the Twin Spires themselves,

I haven't had a 2-turning-3-year-old horse that was this serious of a Derby prospect at this time of year.

It's not just a regular snowmobile or go-kart. It's primarily what you would see used at the Eagle River Derby track. A lot of young drivers start here, people that become professionals down the road.

They are bubble-type horses that need to step forward and have a big showing in the Florida Derby to step into the Kentucky Derby picture. They did what they needed to do to get to this point.

This is what the Derby is all about.

We've got half of it done. But we've got Derby (on the road Thursday) and that will be a tough game.

Once you get that Derby fever a little bit, it occupies way too much of your thought process.

Things just didn't go well for him today. I'm sure we'll go to Plan B, which would probably be off the Derby trail.

When you ran out the tunnel at the old Easter Road for a derby game, you'd get a spittal right on the back of your head. They were spitting on you as you ran out, which actually helped get you going. It was some place.

The original roof was a built-up tar and gravel roof, which was improved upon in 1985-1986 with a Derby gum roof.

We'll start to know more after today, when the results of the Penn Derby and the Prelude are in. And, of course, we will know even more when we see who goes through the second of nominations next Saturday.

We'll start as many as 200 cars. It's wild and crazy. It is total cars. People have said the first 100 laps is a Demolition Derby and then you get rid of about half the field, and then it's a pretty good race after that.

Last year was a rush job. That's how the Derby ruins you. We're lucky we got out of that in one piece with this horse.

So many people are thinking they have a Derby horse that we're going to need a big effort.

Simon King

Cardiff are the enemy. It's the one that gets people going and is the derby match we all look for.

Jerry Hollendorfer

Neither of the owners wants to run in the Derby if he doesn't have a chance.

She's a phenomenal female. Whenever we schooled her on the farm with 20 to 24 others, she always had the fastest time. We saw her potential and sent her to Wheeling. Now she's shining at Derby Lane.

Jack O'Connell

I find the education I got from living in Derby and being streetwise and knowing the people that I know, the lessons that I had to learn growing up, have set me in good stead for this kind of working life.

Jerry Hollendorfer

That could very well change. I'm sure he could be persuaded one way or another. The kind of people who rate horses had him at 20-to-1 (in the Kentucky Derby Future Pool).

That was the Kentucky Derby of (high school) track and field meets. Every minute you'd turn around and another top national mark would be broken. It was unbelievable.

John Asher

We do not condone the sale of Kentucky Derby tickets for higher than face value.

You always want to come to the Derby with a good horse. And we're back here now with three really good horses. It feels nice.

Brian Posehn

There's a roller derby girl that goes by that name, 'Nerd Rage,' and she named herself after my album.

Sean Marshall

We're all going out there to prove the young guys can pitch and they can help this team win. So far, in the game, it's been great. Guzman is doing a great job. It's not really a derby or competition, it's whoever can help the team the most.