He might appreciate the longer stretch at Hawthorne.

He had a torn muscle in his left-hind leg, ... We did an internal blister on him and gave him some down time to get that straightened away. We were originally thinking about bringing him back in the (Alfred G.) Vanderbilt (gr. II, Aug. 13 at Saratoga), but we just ran out of time. He's worked well up to the Forego. We just hope he shows up and runs his 'A' race.

We weren't going to take back from the rail, that's for sure.

I know everybody's going to say the rabbit was why we got beat; it had nothing to do with it. Flower Alley was too rank. Whether Bishop Court Hill was in there or not, he was too fresh on the day.

He ran much-improved races last fall and has continued to develop physically. They stamped him as a horse moving toward the top of the handicap division.

Since the sale, he's been at Ashford, resting and doing a little jogging. We're in no hurry with him, although I still think he's the precocious type. We're just going to let him get settled in and take it slow.