I think we caught some soft ground a couple of times and she didn't seem to handle it. But she's had some good efforts and these are good races for her this year. She's a little more mature and hopefully she'll continue to go forward.

Bill Mott

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He handled the ground well and finished nicely.

He worked on it Monday - it probably would have been rated 'yielding' and he worked well. But historically, Theatricals don't like soft ground.

It's not like he's won 16 races in a row. There's really no added pressure.

She's doing very well, everything's going very good. I'm hoping this is a prep for something else. There's nothing very big on the schedule this early in the season. This is just a place to start her. She's ready.

She's going to get a test run or two. She's been working regularly [at Payson Park]. How she does will determine whether she campaigns the rest of the season or goes home to be bred.