The frog started to loosen last week and shed during the gallop, ... the cushion between the two heels on the foot that is like a shock absorber. It?s the first thing that meets the ground.

I saw blood on the back of his heel when he came back from his gallop. It's fairly minor, just at a bad time.

It was a little stiff, but it started to loosen up as the game went on. It just didn't feel right (not to play). I didn't want anybody to think I was giving up on my team, the fact that we were losing a lot of games.

It started to loosen with each hit. We were popping up, and everyone wanted to hit one over the fence. We were reaching, trying to jack one out.

He looked so comfortable and (Victor) looked like he had a lot of horse.

That's kind of the short-range plan. We're going to get to the Breeders' Cup this year and not mess it up.