He always breaks well, and he's going to be close to the lead if he's not on the lead.

The only thing I asked of John was try not to get trapped on the rail. Give him a place to run.

We would get down, find a way to get close or take the lead, and they'd come on a nice big run. Those are the things you have to stop on the road. Every time it seemed that we got over the hump, they did a good job of staying poised and running their offense.

I'm very happy with the draw. If Lawyer Ron could win this, he'd be one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby. It's your lifelong dream.

I really didn't want [post ] 1 and I sure didn't want 14. I wanted him somewhere in the middle. I think he got an excellent post.

He's an amazing horse. … You could have lit a match in front of his nostrils after the Rebel.