Neil Howard
Neil Howard
Neil J. Howardis an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer...
discussed good
We've already discussed it, and it's a good possibility.
alumni cup decision fence gold great hall indecisive miles race suits trained worked
Alumni Hall worked great, and he's trained real well and he's sharp. You get indecisive when you have another race that suits him 20 miles away. Of course, the Gold Cup is a great race so we're kind of on the fence right now, but we'll have a decision pretty soon.
attributes everybody front good lawyer luck run
He's got all the attributes of a good horse. He's good enough that he makes his own luck. He can run on the front end, but he doesn't have to have the lead. I don't know about everybody else, but I know Lawyer Ron is the real deal.
couple happen race since spells tears third trained
She's got a couple of tears in the upper third of the tendon, which spells retirement. It's not horrible, but a filly like this, the way she's come around as of late, there's not even a question. It's just a shame. She couldn't have trained better since the race at Saratoga, but that's how these things happen sometimes.
catch chance couple days discuss playing ran seasoning watch
I thought he ran well. We just haven't had a chance to get the seasoning under him so we're playing catch up. We just want to watch him now for a couple days and then we'll discuss our options.
four maybe nice
I think he could get a nice position, maybe three, four lengths off the lead.
ali ben came circumstance favor few horses last nice ready unusual worked
There have been some unusual circumstances that have worked out in our favor the last few years. We've had some nice horses ready to run, and the Ben Ali came up at the right time.
delay extra morning options running week work
The extra week makes all the difference. We were running out of options to get to the Rebel, and the week's delay makes a big difference. His work this morning was perfect, and he's all set to go.