Although Brother Derek will be the lone speed, at some point, you always get pressure in a race. Whether we catch him or not, it's about this horse moving forward, it's about him learning a little bit more, and I think he's going to do that.

I like the fact that he hasn't shown his true potential. I don't think he knows how talented he is. Hopefully he figures that out -- if not this Saturday, then a few Saturdays later.

He was standing fine. His first step was down instead of in front.

We were able to save a little ground around the turn. The way he switched leads turning for home, he was really reaching out. He made up a lot of ground, and I was very happy with his effort. He seems to have improved with each start, and this was his biggest step forward, but it was at the right time of year.

He's still scoring at an incredible rate. Now he's also getting assists, which is making his game more well-rounded and better.

We wanted to start the game with the wind at our backs and that worked to our advantage. Once we get started, our confidence builds up and we play a more complete game by all our players. Dominion is a very good team and they played very well against us.