Richard Mandella
Richard Mandella
Richard Eugene Mandellais a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame...
kept sick thinking
I'm sick of him, ... I kept thinking he was not that good. He's pretty freaking good.
along horse strange
He's a strange horse to get along with.
looked
He looked so comfortable and (Victor) looked like he had a lot of horse.
focused might short training
He might have been a little short of training because of what we did. I think the blinkers may have focused him a little better.
horse ill last month race ran sure train winter
This was the big obstacleto get him back, make sure he ran the race that he did last winter here, and he did that, ... From here, Ill just train him like any other horse and come back a month from now in the Breeders Cup.
few found later realized
We found this a few years later after we realized we didn't keep anything when he was around.
fourth looking ran
We were disappointed when he ran fourth that time. This is what we've been looking for.
longer looks next ship
Everything's going great. He'll get a little longer one (workout) next week. We'll ship the 23rd, the way it looks now.
gotten lost ready six tired weeks
Six weeks ago, he was ready to run. He's gotten tired of training; mentally, he's lost the edge.
dubai racing smaller succeeded
Dubai has succeeded in making the world smaller and racing bigger.
cup mess year
That's kind of the short-range plan. We're going to get to the Breeders' Cup this year and not mess it up.
run since worked
I wasn't too impressed. But he's worked really well since then and I think he'll run his 'A' race.
good helps
He's very good right now, ... But I'm never comfortable. I'm only comfortable if I win. It's comfortable having a good horse. That helps. Helps a lot.
determined great job missed terrific
He's never missed a beat, and he's done a terrific job since. ...Just a great guy: tough, gritty, determined to get things done.