The college teams race a 2,000-meter course, which is about a mile and an eighth. The adult, or masters, crews row 1,000 meters.

I've been waiting two months to get to this race. I've been saying the mile and an eighth can't get here fast enough for this horse.

If you put a meter on your dashboard that showed you how much it was costing you per mile, I think most people would be shocked.

We've had to do absolutely nothing to the race car.

If he was at a Midwest junior college... he would have ended up at a top 10 program. He wanted a coach that would let him lead. He hasn't lost in about two years. It's not in his DNA.

Going a mile and an eighth, I have tactical speed. With a short field, it shouldn't be a problem, nor should the weather. There's only a 20% chance of rain, so we should be fine.