Barclay Tagg
Barclay Tagg
Barclay Taggis an American thoroughbred horse trainer. A 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry, he is best known for conditioning Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Funny Cide. Horses in Tagg's stable have included Showing Up and Nobiz Like Shobiz. Barclay trains horses year round, spending spring in New York and winter in Florida...
biggest finish happy hard life proved run start
I'm just happy he showed some life this time. The biggest thing is that he proved he could still run hard from the start and finish strong.
goes grade horse lick lost missed saturday seem shot since step training
But he hasn't missed a lick in his training since getting down here in November, and it doesn't seem like he's lost a step in the morning. I don't know if he's still a Grade 1 horse or not, but if everything goes well Saturday we'll give him a shot at the Donn and see what happens.
belong hope sure
I don't know if we even belong with these horses, but you sure hope you do.
hard likes training wet
He's training well, we'll give it a shot. He likes it hard and fast, so it'll probably be wet and soft.
ideas run
I have some ideas why he didn't run very well, but I don't want to speculate.
couple feels good looks races training
He's got a couple of races under his belt, he's training dynamite, he looks good, he feels good. We've got no excuses. I feel good about it. Right distance, right spot, right track. He's perfect. He's as right as I can get him right now.
fight hit rather second seen since start win
It was only his second start since July, and he had to fight hard. I'd have rather seen him not get hit and win by five, but I'm happy.
definitive good maybe pressure wish
It was probably too much pressure on him. I wish I had a more definitive answer. Maybe he's just not as good as he was.
We'll probably run, but first let's see how he comes out of this.
good hurt last looks stop strong training
He hurt his back last year, and we had to completely stop on him. He looks good and strong now, and he training better than ever.
came hope runs
He galloped out strong; he came out of it well. He's doing really, really well. I hope he runs well.
came
I thought he was finished. And he came on.