Dan Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricksis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
couple easy ready
He'll take it easy for a couple weeks, then have a couple of breezes and be ready to run.
ended fresh good lightly plan planned ready seems year
He just seems better than ever now. I didn't plan for the Derby. I planned for the end of (last) year to have a fresh 2-year-old, and I think it ended up a good plan. I have a lightly raced 3-year-old ready to go.
horses mile ready talked winner
All they talked about was the winner and the third-place horse. He was ready to go a mile and an eighth.
hope horse keeps
You always hope to get a horse that just keeps improving. Each week, each race, he's done that.
easy hoped relaxed
We had hoped to get an easy lead, and he relaxed and finished. He's a real racehorse.
talented
I think this is a very deep, talented group.
excited gray horse might won
I might be more excited if the gray horse won this time.
barely bit broke hair took
It barely broke the skin. He just took a little bit of hair off.
pound
I won't take him off for a pound or two.
afternoon fourth race school
We'll take him over to the paddock and school him this afternoon with the fourth race if it isn't raining.
attention bigger good imagine knew race time
We knew we didn't have any chance, but it was a good experience. You could even say it's a bigger race now. I imagine there will be a little more attention on us this time around.
edge turns twice
The only edge I know is I've been around turns twice and he hasn't.
everybody horse knows sent style wants
If a horse wants to be sent out there and be ridiculous, let him. We'll be close. Everybody knows what our style is.
horses proved totally
If it were two turns, that would have been totally different. I know that he's a two-turn horse. He proved it today.