Dan Hendricks
Dan Hendricks
Dan L. Hendricksis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
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.
crown genius gotten horses nice reserved special thrown triple winners
Special? Now that is a big word, like genius. It should not be thrown around. Special should be reserved for Triple Crown winners and horses like Spectacular Bid. (Brother Derek) is a very nice horse and he has gotten better and better.
derby
This is what the Derby is all about.
bath half walked
He walked about a half hour, had his bath and is doing fine.
barn buying enjoys horses hours looks sales spend together
He's not one to go into the barn and spend hours with the horses - he enjoys the buying of the horses. He comes and looks at the horses with me and we go to the sales together there and at the races.
job takes whatever
He does whatever it takes to get the job done. He's just a little professional.
broken carry hit jump knew landed life messed momentum rode wrong
I just went over a jump without enough momentum to carry myself over it. I landed wrong and hit the ground. I rode all my life and never had a broken bone. I knew it wasn't life-threatening, just life-messing-up. I knew right away that I messed up and that life was never going to be the same.
advantages either fun goal hope juvenile race ultimate works
I have some advantages going into this race. I just hope that it all works out. The Juvenile was a one-turn race; this is different and it's not the ultimate goal for either horse, but it would be a nice, fun race to win.
fine shipped
He shipped fine and everything is going wonderful.
few last next saturday sunday week work
He did it just about like the last few weeks. We'll come back next week with a three-quarters or so work Saturday or Sunday and we're all set.
alex coming francisco friday morning rest stay works
He will gallop Friday morning and when he works on Monday, Alex Solis will be there for the work. Luis Ortega is coming for the first part and will stay through the work and then Francisco Alvarado will be here for the rest of the week.
alex closer fractions horse knows rode soft stevie worked
The fractions were a little soft and I thought Stevie was a little closer than I wanted him to be but it worked out. Alex had a lot of horse. He knows the horse and he rode him perfect.
fresh full worked
He's fresh and full of himself. It worked out just the way we wanted. It was a non-taxing race, and he did it in racehorse time.
bed fighting horse hospital lying puts race time
Lying in a hospital bed, I had a lot of time to think about everything. When you look at a horse race and you look at the fighting in Iraq, it puts things into perspective.