He was on his 'A' game today.

Today we tried to take a lot of pressure off ourselves and pick up those runs. We did a good job of it. Energy was never a question. Everybody was ready to go, we didn't want to disappoint our home crowd.

He was just too old for me.

Taylor's Day was a barn favorite. Eight of 10 times if you hooked up the top the lane, you knew you were going to get your picture taken, get your feet dirty, because you were going to the winner's circle.

It's been wild. I'm looking to claim and rebuild my stable. I need some new ammo.

I think we've got a shot. He's a come-from-behind horse who needs a good pace to run at. He had a good work (five furlongs in 1:01 4/5) at Louisiana Downs Saturday and he's coming into the race good. In his last race there was just no pace to run at.